The Origin of Death in some Ancient Near Eastern Religions1
The Irish poet W. B. Yeats once wrote, with great sapience and perception:Nor dread, nor hope attendA dying animal;A man awaits his endDreading and hoping all.That death has ever been a problem to man is attested as far back as we can trace our species in the archaeological record—indeed, it seems t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[1966]
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Religious studies
Year: 1966, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-228 |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | The Irish poet W. B. Yeats once wrote, with great sapience and perception:Nor dread, nor hope attendA dying animal;A man awaits his endDreading and hoping all.That death has ever been a problem to man is attested as far back as we can trace our species in the archaeological record—indeed, it seems to have been a problem even for that immediate precursor of homo sapiens, the so-called Neanderthal Man; for he buried his dead. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500002481 |
