Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures – The Great Courses Plus

Death is the horizon against which our lives unfold. Knowledge of mortality has inspired much of human activity-religion, philosophy, the arts, and science have all been driven by our understanding of death. Many cultures have learned to see death as a window into the meaning of life.

Explore how great faiths, philosophies, and cultures all over the world perceive death (and life), guided by a religion scholar and award-winning professor.

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