The Hindu Book of the Dead: A Rare Treatise on the Dead and What Happens Next as per Hindu Beliefs
Mishra, Trinath
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PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 34998
ISBN-10 : 81-89766-42-2 / 8189766422
ISBN-13 : 978-81-89766-42-9 / 9788189766429
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2010
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
250p., 23 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
The Hindu Book of the Dead discusses all the concepts, beliefs and traditions found in these texts as well as the secular classical works about death and its meanings critically. The significance of various funeral rites and rituals and their relevance for the soul and for those who are alive have also been explained. What are those rituals and their meanings and how the soul tries to overcome the cycle of life and death? Where the journey ends? The body is dead but the soul still has to travel. The book tries to explain the What, Why, Where and How of what is described as death. It also presents a comparative picture of the beliefs and traditions held by other faiths and cultures.
