{"product_id":"a-travelers-guide-to-the-afterlife-traditions-and-beliefs-on-death-dying-and-what-lies-beyond-paperback","title":"A Traveler's Guide to the Afterlife: Traditions and Beliefs on Death, Dying, and What Lies Beyond - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Mirabello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA grand survey of the world's death and afterlife traditions throughout history \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Examines beliefs from many different cultures on the soul, heaven, hell, and reincarnation; instructions for accessing the different worlds of the afterlife; how one may become a god; and how ethics and the afterlife may not be connected \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explores techniques to communicate with the dead, including s ance instructions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Includes an extensive bibliography of more than 900 sources from around the world \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on death and afterlife traditions from cultures around the world, Mark Mirabello explores the many forms of existence beyond death and each tradition's instructions to access the afterlife. He examines beliefs on the soul, heaven, hell, and reincarnation and wisdom from Books of the Dead such as the Book of Going Forth by Day from Egypt, the Katha Upanishad from India, the Bardo Thodol from Tibet, the Golden Orphic Tablets from Greece, Lieh Tzu from China, and \u003ci\u003eHeaven and its Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHell from Things Heard and Seen\u003c\/i\u003e from 18th-century Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsidering the question \"What is Death?\" Mirabello provides answers from a wide range of ancient and modern thinkers, including scientist Nicholas Maxwell, the seer Emanuel Swedenborg, 1st-century Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna, and Greek philosopher Euripides, who opined that we may already be dead and only dreaming we are alive. He explores the trek of the soul through life and death with firsthand accounts of the death journey and notes that what is perceived as death here may actually be life somewhere else. He reveals how, in many traditions, ethics and the afterlife are not connected and how an afterlife is possible even without a god or a soul. Sharing evidence that consciousness is not simply a product of the brain, he offers a strong rebuttal to nihilists, materialists, and the Lokayata philosophical school of India who believe in the \"finality\" of death. He explains how specters and ghosts are produced and offers techniques to communicate with the dead as well as instructions for an out-of-body experience and the complete procedure for a s ance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an extensive bibliography of more than 900 sources, this guide offers comprehensive information on afterlife beliefs from the vast majority of cultures around the world and throughout history--a veritable \"traveler's guide\" to the afterlife.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Mirabello, Ph.D., is a professor of history at Shawnee State University in Ohio and a former visiting professor of history at Nizhny Novgorod University in Russia. He has appeared on \u003ci\u003eAncient Aliens\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Book of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e on the History Channel as well as in the documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of Survival\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Odin Brotherhood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHandbook for Rebels and Outlaws\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Pulitzer-nominated novella \u003ci\u003eThe Cannibal Within\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his master's from the University of Virginia and his doctorate from the University of Glasgow. He lives in Portsmouth, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45615327576108,"sku":"9781620555972","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/a-travelers-guide-to-the-afterlife-traditions-and-beliefs-on-death-dying-and-what-lies-beyond-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}