Death and the Afterlife
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Death and the Afterlife

A Chronological Journey, from Cremation to Quantum Resurrection

Clifford A. Pickover

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Death and the Afterlife

A Chronological Journey, from Cremation to Quantum Resurrection

Clifford A. Pickover

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Throughout history, the nature and mystery of death has captivated artists, scientists, philosophers, physicians, and theologians. This eerie chronology ventures right to the borderlines of science and sheds light into the darkness. Here, topics as wide ranging as the Maya death gods, golems, and séances sit side by side with entries on zombies and quantum immortality. With the turn of every page, readers will encounter beautiful artwork, along with unexpected insights about death and what may lie beyond.

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Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Year
2015
ISBN
9781454917274
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Death in Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. c. 20,000 BCE: Cremation
  7. c. 11,000 BCE: Natufian Funeral Flowers
  8. c. 5050 BCE: Mummies
  9. c. 4000 BCE: Burial Mounds
  10. c. 4000 BCE: Coffins
  11. c. 2400 BCE: Heaven
  12. c. 2000 BCE: The Epic of Gilgamesh
  13. c. 1772 BCE: Capital Punishment
  14. c. 1600 BCE: Gravestones
  15. c. 1550 BCE: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
  16. c. 1100 BCE: Yama
  17. c. 1007 BCE: The Witch of Endor
  18. c. 1000 BCE: Ossuaries
  19. c. 850 BCE: Hades
  20. c. 850 BCE: The Elysian Fields
  21. c. 850 BCE: Necromancy
  22. c. 700 BCE: Thanatos
  23. c. 600 BCE: Reincarnation
  24. c. 560 BCE: Cerberus
  25. c. 480 BCE: Epitaphs
  26. c. 400 BCE: Hell
  27. c. 300 BCE: Suicide
  28. c. 210 BCE: Terra-Cotta Army
  29. c. 100 BCE: Xibalba
  30. c. 30 CE: Resurrection
  31. c. 70 CE: Abortion
  32. c. 70 CE: Four Horseman of the Apocalypse
  33. c. 80 CE: Outer Darkness
  34. c. 100 CE: Ghosts
  35. c. 135: Martyr
  36. c. 380: Angels
  37. c. 780: The Tibetan Book of the Dead
  38. 834: Viking Ship Burials
  39. c. 1220: Bifrost
  40. 1321: Dante’s The Divine Comedy
  41. 1328: Sky Burial
  42. 1347: Black Death
  43. c. 1350: Banshee
  44. 1424: Grim Reaper
  45. c. 1490: Death and the Miser
  46. 1519: Day of the Dead
  47. 1580: Golem
  48. c. 1590: Funeral Processions
  49. 1619: Plague Doctor Costume
  50. 1622: Children and Capacocha
  51. 1651: Gravediggers
  52. 1731: Obituaries
  53. 1761: Autopsy
  54. 1770: Death Certificate
  55. 1792: Guillotine
  56. 1796: Extinction
  57. c. 1805: Jacob’s Dream
  58. 1818: Frankenstein
  59. 1819: Vampires
  60. 1825: Sin-Eaters
  61. 1831: Cemeteries
  62. 1832: Resurrectionists
  63. 1844: Premature Burial
  64. 1845: “The Raven”
  65. 1845: Summer Land
  66. 1846: Death’s-Head Hawk Moth
  67. 1848: SĂ©ance
  68. 1852: Ophelia
  69. 1867: Embalming
  70. 1872: Euthanasia
  71. 1880: Walking Corpse Syndrome
  72. 1886: The Death of Ivan Ilyich
  73. c. 1888: Death Mask
  74. c. 1890: Crucifixion Vision of Tissot
  75. 1890: Electric Chair
  76. 1890: Ghost Dance
  77. 1895: Schwabe’s Death of the Gravedigger
  78. 1896: The Garden of Death
  79. 1902: “The Monkey’s Paw”
  80. 1903: The Wounded Angel
  81. 1907: Searches for the Soul
  82. 1922: Last Words of the Dying
  83. 1922: Lovecraft’s Reanimator
  84. 1944: Genocide
  85. 1944: Kamikaze Pilots
  86. 1951: The Grass Harp
  87. 1956: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  88. 1956: Electronic Voice Phenomena
  89. 1956: Golding’s Liminal World
  90. 1957: Transhumanism
  91. 1962: Cryonics
  92. 1962: Ondine’s Curse
  93. 1967: Afterlife in a Simulation
  94. 1967: Hospice
  95. 1968: Brain Death
  96. 1968: Zombies
  97. 1969: On Death and Dying
  98. 1975: Near-Death Experiences
  99. 1976: Do Not Resuscitate
  100. 1980: Death Squads
  101. 1987: Quantum Immortality
  102. 1996: Thanatourism
  103. 2002: Programmed Cell Death
  104. >100 Trillion: Death of Universe
  105. >100 Trillion: Quantum Resurrection
  106. Notes and References
  107. Image Credits