| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
The great courses. Topic, Religion. Subtopic, Comparative & world religion |
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Great courses (DVD). Religion.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 Death's Place in Our Lives Episode 2 Defining Death Episode 3 Death, Illusion, and Meaning Episode 4 Is It Rational to Fear Death? Episode 5 Understanding and Coping with Grief Episode 6 Death Rituals and the Corpse Episode 7 American Death Rituals Episode 8 Approaches to Dying Well Episode 9 Judaism on Death and the Afterlife Episode 10 Death and Hope in Christianity Episode 11 Islam on Returning to God Episode 12 Death, Rebirth, and Liberation in Hinduism Episode 13 Buddhism on Impermanence and Mindfulness Episode 14 The Process of Dying in Tibetan Buddhism Episode 15 Confucian Remembrance, Daoist Forgetting Episode 16 Death and Syncretism in China Episode 17 Suicide Examined Episode 18 The Choice of Euthanasia Episode 19 Killing in War and the Pacifist Challenge Episode 20 Considering Capital Punishment Episode 21 Killing Non-Human Animals Episode 22 Near-Death Experiences Episode 23 The Pursuit of Immortality Episode 24 The Value of Death. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Mark Berkson, Hamline University. |
| Summary |
Bringing together theology, philosophy, biology, anthropology, literature, psychology, and sociology, these lectures are a brilliant compendium of how human beings have struggled to come to terms with death. You'll encounter everything from ancient burial practices and traditional views of the afterlife to near-death experiences and 21st-century theories about transcending death. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Death -- Comparative studies.
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Future life -- Comparative studies.
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| Added Author |
Berkson, Mark, teacher.
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White, David C., 1982- film producer.
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Leven, Jon, film director.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11651924 |
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