Patterns of Transcendence: Religion, Death, and Dying

by David Chidester

* Cross-cultural text examines social, religious, and cultural approaches to death and dying across Eastern and Western cultures and religious traditions..* Cross-cultural emphasis covering 4 patterns of transcendence: ancestral, experiential, cultural, and mythic.

Genres: Religion

317 pages, Paperback

First published August 3, 1989

About the author

David Chidester is a Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town.

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 1 out of 5]

Densely worded explanations of an already difficult topic made this incredibly tough to go through.