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Americans' belief in an afterlife: trends over the past two decades
Death and the modern imagination This essay is an exercise in what might be called metaphysical sociology. Metaphysical sociology focuses on the meaning questions that confront all humans, questions about origins, about what to do with one's life, and about death. In particular, the essay examines the place of death in the modern secular psyche, given that interpretations of mortality have become clouded in uncertainty.
Death beliefs and practices from an Asian Indian American Hindu perspective The purpose of this article was to explore Asian Indian American Hindu cultural views related to death and dying.
Do reincarnation beliefs protect older adult Chinese Buddhists against personal death anxiety? The aim of this exploratory survey study was to develop and validate a Buddhist reincarnation beliefs scale and explore the relation between Buddhist reincarnation beliefs and personal death anxiety in 141 older adult Hong Kong Chinese Buddhists.

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