The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. This article is about current generic and widely held or reported concepts of afterlife. See also: Underworld, for a comprehensive catalog of specific traditions about afterlife. Afterlife - Afterlife as a belief. Many people believe in an afterlife. It is generally described as a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable belie ...

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• Afterlife - Afterlife as a belief
• Afterlife - Afterlife as an individual existence
• Afterlife - Afterlife as reward or punishment
• Afterlife - Afterlife as reincarnation
• Afterlife - Related studies
• Afterlife - Criticism
• Afterlife - Philosophical arguments

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Afterlife, Afterlife - Afterlife as a belief, Afterlife - Afterlife as an individual existence, Afterlife - Afterlife as reward or punishment, Afterlife - Afterlife as reincarnation, Afterlife - Related studies, Afterlife - Criticism, Afterlife - Philosophical arguments

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Upon death, brain activity ceases and a person's body begins to decompose. This marks the end of the individual's mind in the physical world. The fundamental belief of an afterlife is that there exists a non-physical means (a soul or spirit) for the mind to survive the brain's destruction and continue to function in a non-physical world. Occam's Razor is a strong counter to this belief. There are two basic alternatives to be compared: When you die, your mind ceases to function and your body decomposes. When you die, your mind continues to function despite the physical destruction of your brain, continuing its ex ...

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Afterlife, Afterlife - Afterlife as a belief, Afterlife - Afterlife as an individual existence, Afterlife - Afterlife as reward or punishment, Afterlife - Afterlife as reincarnation, Afterlife - Related studies, Afterlife - Criticism, Afterlife - Philosophical arguments

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Afterife - Life After Death

An encyclopedia of different cultures mythology  around afterlife, including : Adiri, Ama-No-Hashidate: , Asamando, Asgard, Astral Plane, Avalon, Bralgu, Chalmecacivati, Ching Tu, Chinvato Peretav, Dilum, Djanna, Elysium, Fortunate Isle, Gwenved, Happy Hunting Ground, Hawaiki, Inkolwe, Isle of the Blest, Kevala, Khun-Lun, Ki-Agpga-Pod, Kotluwalawa, Land of the Moon, Lewu Liau, Limbo, Mizumu, Moksha, Mormon Heaven, Mount Kailasa, Mount Meru , New Age Afterlife, New Jerusalem, Nirvana, Otherworld, Sheol, Summerland, Tain, Tamoanchan, The Pole Star, Tlalocan, Tum and Valhalla.

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 While quantum physics may be a modern development, pantheism is in fact an ancient spiritual path that holds everything in the Universe to be sacred. Eastern philosophies, Native American, pagan and Hawaiian beliefs that view all of nature as divine and interconnected can be said to be pantheistic. "God" here is not a bearded white man in the clouds, but more like "the Force" in Star Wars; the sum of all that is, and every aspect of existence at the same time. To pantheists, God is holographically everywhere at once.

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Hinduism and Children: Hindus loves their children dearly. They believe that their children are gifts from gods and products of their previous karma. Many presume that their children were related to them in their past lives or were their close friends. Since a Hindu firmly believes in rebirth, he views his own life from a wider perspective that encompasses not just this life but many other lives that preceded it as well as succeed it, and his individual existence as a part of a great cosmic cycle.

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Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine; and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions and rituals associated with such belief. In its broadest sense some have defined it as the sum total of answers given to explain humankind's relationship with the universe. In the course of the development of religion, it has taken ...

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• Religion - Etymology
• Religion - Religion and science
• Religion - Philosophy and metaphysics
• Religion - Esotericism and mysticism
• Religion - Spirituality
• Religion - Myth
• Religion - Approaches to the study of individual religions
• Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs
• Religion - Methods of studying religion objectively in a scientific and religiously neutral fashion
• Religion - Development of religion
• Religion - Religion today
• Religion - Approaches to relating to the beliefs of others
• Religion - Exclusivism
• Religion - Inclusivism
• Religion - Pluralism
• Religion - Syncretism
• Religion - Universalism
• Religion - Systemization
• Religion - Religion and other approaches to forming beliefs about the nature of the universe
• Religion - Related philosophical stances
• Religion - Compare with

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After Life ("Wandafuru raifu", lit. "Wonderful Life") is a 1998 movie by Japanese director Koreeda Hirokazu (是枝裕和) starring Arata, Oda Erika and Terajima Susumu. After Life - Plot summary. Like Giuseppe Tornatore's A Pure Formality, Koreeda's After Life is set in a waystation where the souls of the recently deceased are processed before entering heaven. "Heaven," for the film, is a single memory from one's life. The movie is set in a structure resembling a decrepi ...

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Jewish eschatology is concerned with Mashiach (the Jewish Messiah) the continuation of the Davidic line, and Olam Haba (Hebrew for "the world to come"; i.e. the afterlife). Jewish eschatology - Mashiach/Messiah. The Hebrew word Mashiach (or Moshiach) means anointed one, and refers to a mortal human being. Within Judaism, the Mashiach is a human being who will be a descendant of King David continuing the Davidic line, and who will usher in a messianic era of peace and prosp ...

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• Jewish eschatology - Mashiach/Messiah
• Jewish eschatology - The afterlife and olam haba the world to come
• Jewish eschatology - Biblical verses

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Spiritualism may refer to a variety of modern religious ideologies, primarily active in the United States and Europe. Central tenets of Spiritualist liturgy and dogma are the beliefs and practices of mediumship which purports to be evidence of the continued existence of an individual's spirit or soul after death. The origin of Spiritualism is commonly considered to be the Modern Spiritualist movement of the 19th century United States. Spiritualism - Background. Spiritualism in its modern incarnation started ...

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• Spiritualism - Background
• Spiritualism - Meditation
• Spiritualism - Organizations
• Spiritualism - Specific Religions and Thought Currents
• Spiritualism - Theorists and Proponents
• Spiritualism - Well-known Believers
• Spiritualism - Critics and Exposers
• Spiritualism - Exposed Frauds
• Spiritualism - Miscellaneous

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Heaven is an afterlife concept found in many religions or spiritual philosophies. Those who believe in heaven generally hold that it (or Hell) is the final afterlife destination of many or all humans. In unusual instances, humans have had, according to many testimonies and traditions, personal knowledge of Heaven. They presume this is for the purpose of teaching the rest of humanity about life, Heaven, and God. Heaven - Conceptions. While there are abundant and varied sources for conceptions of Heave ...

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• Heaven - Conceptions
• Heaven - Location
• Heaven - Getting into Heaven
• Heaven - Heaven in Roman Catholicism
• Heaven - Heaven in Orthodox Christianity
• Heaven - Heaven in Protestant Christianity
• Heaven - Heaven in the Bahá'í Faith
• Heaven - Heaven in Judaism
• Heaven - Heaven in Hinduism

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Moshe ben Maimon (March 30, 1135–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. Moshe ben Maimon's Hebrew name is רבי משה בן מיימון and his Arabic name is موسى بن ميمون بن عبد الله القرطبي الإسرائيلي, Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili. However, he is most commonly known by his Greek name, Moses Maimonides (Μωησής Μαϊμονίδης), and many Jewish works refer to him by the acronym of his title and name, RaMBaMIncluding:

• Maimonides - Biography
• Maimonides - Works and bibliography
• Maimonides - Influence
• Maimonides - The 13 principles of faith
• Maimonides - Halakhic works
• Maimonides - Philosophy
• Maimonides - Negative theology
• Maimonides - Prophecy
• Maimonides - The problem of evil
• Maimonides - Astrology
• Maimonides - True beliefs versus necessary beliefs
• Maimonides - Resurrection acquired immortality and the afterlife

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Enkidu appears in Sumerian mythology as a mythical wild-man raised by animals; his beast-like ways are finally tamed by a courtesan named Shamhat. Later he adventures with Gilgamesh until his death in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Older sources sometimes transliterate his name as Enkimdu, Eabani or Enkita. Enkidu - First Tablet. Enkidu Geshtinanna Gilgamesh Shamhat Siduri Tammuz Enkidu is the quintessential savage man in t ...

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• Enkidu - First Tablet
• Enkidu - Enkidu later in the Epic of Gilgamesh
• Enkidu - Historical Analysis
• Enkidu - Literary Analysis
• Enkidu - Popular Cultural References
• Enkidu - Themes of Existentialism
• Enkidu - Bibliography

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Betty (Jean) Eadie (born 1942) is a prominent American author of several books on near-death experience (NDE). Her most notable book is the #1 New York Times bestselling book, Embraced by the Light (1992). It describes her experience, arguably the most detailed near-death account on record. It was followed by two other works: The Awakening Heart (1996), also a best-seller, and The ...

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Enlightenment is a fundamental concept in religion and spirituality which essentially means being illuminated by acquiring new wisdom or understanding. While "enlightenment" typically refers to the generally Eastern religious concept —ie. the Buddhist Bodhi, the Zen Satori, and the Hindu moksha, —Western religious traditions (ie. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) also hold a similar concept of divine illumination. Enlightenment concept - Definition. The Western intelle ...

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• Enlightenment concept - Seeking enlightenment
• Enlightenment concept - Kant's definition of enlightenment
• Enlightenment concept - Adorno's and Horkheimer's definition of enlightenment
• Enlightenment concept - Enlightenment in Western civilization
• Enlightenment concept - The Age of Enlightenment
• Enlightenment concept - People who have been said to be enlightened

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denominatio ...

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• Christian eschatology - Last things
• Christian eschatology - Biblical passages on life after death
• Christian eschatology - Intermediate state
• Christian eschatology - Prophetic events prior to the return of Christ
• Christian eschatology - Kingdom of God: Literal Millennial views
• Christian eschatology - Kingdom of God: Non-literal Millennial views
• Christian eschatology - The Second Coming
• Christian eschatology - The resurrection of the righteous and the wicked
• Christian eschatology - Final judgment
• Christian eschatology - Heaven or everlasting reward
• Christian eschatology - Hell or everlasting punishment
• Christian eschatology - The end of the world and the renewal of creation
• Christian eschatology - The consummation of all things
• Christian eschatology - Specific dates of the end of days

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The problem of Hell is a variant of the problem of evil, aimed specifically at religions which hold both that: An omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnibenevolent (all-loving) God exists. Some people will be consigned to Hell forever, and will be eternally tortured. Problem of Hell - The debate. While Hell has traditionally been regarded as a punishment for wrong-doing or sin in life, the problem arises primarily from the severity of the punishment, if Hel ...

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• Problem of Hell - The debate
• Problem of Hell - Issues of Justice
• Problem of Hell - Hell as a choice
• Problem of Hell - The argument from ignorance
• Problem of Hell - Denying the assumptions
• Problem of Hell - Bibliography

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A near-death experience (NDE) is the perception reported by a person who nearly died or who was clinically dead and revived. They are somewhat common, especially since the development of cardiac resuscitation techniques, and are reported in approximately one-fifth of persons who revive from clinical death. The experience often includes an out-of-body experience. The phenomenology of an NDE usually includes physiological, psychological and transcendental factors (Parnia, Waller, Yeates & Fenwick, 2001) such as subject ...

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• Near-death experience - Near-Death Research
• Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience
• Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience
• Near-death experience - Clinical Implications
• Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals
• Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient
• Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends
• Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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Death is the cessation of physical life in a living organism, or the state of the organism after that event. Death - Interpretations of death. In almost all societies, death has one or several symbols associated with it. Common symbols of death in Western cultures include the grim reaper and the color black; conversely, in certain Eastern cultures, the color white is considered symbolic of death. The grave is a metonym for death. Biologically, death can occur to wholes, to parts, or to both. For exam ...

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• Death - Interpretations of death
• Death - Criteria of human death: medical religious and legal
• Death - When is a person dead?
• Death - The process of dying
• Death - Cell death
• Death - Physiological changes during the process of dying
• Death - Signs of approaching death
• Death - When death is imminent
• Death - When death occurs
• Death - Causes of death in the United States
• Death - Other notable causes of death in the United States 2002
• Death - What happens to humans after death?
• Death - Physiological consequences of human death
• Death - Settlement of dead human bodies
• Death - Personification of death
• Death - Unwritten customs and superstitions

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The intended meaning of the term civil religion often varies according to whether one is a sociologist of religion or a professional political commentator. Civil religion - Sociology of religion. In the sociology of religion, civil religion is the folk religion of a nation or a political culture. Civil religion stands somewhat above folk religion in its social and political status, since by definition it suffuses an entire society, or at least a segment of a society; and is often practi ...

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• Civil religion - Sociology of religion
• Civil religion - Examples
• Civil religion - Practical political philosophy
• Civil religion - Examples
• Civil religion - The two concepts are related
• Civil religion - History
• Civil religion - Issues
• Civil religion - Notes
• Civil religion - Reference

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