Afterlife Concepts in Ancient Texts

<p>A shadowy, desolate realm where the dead exist as listless spirits. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gehenna (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The idea that awareness of our own mortality motivates much of human behavior. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A neutral abode for all the dead, without reward or punishment. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reincarnation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Barzakh (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Humans readily contemplate their mortality in profound and introspective ways. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Saint Augustine (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They have withdrawn from the world after its creation, and are no longer interested in human affairs. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anatta (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The cumulative effect of actions performed in previous lives. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The spiritual barrier separating the dead from the living until the resurrection. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deathbed visions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Déjà vu (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A Hebrew term referring to the abode of the dead, depicted as a shadowy place.

A Jewish sect known for believing in resurrection and afterlife, unlike their rivals.

The belief in the physical rising of the dead, emphasized by Paul in Christianity.

In Islam, the final assessment of souls, leading to paradise or hell.

Profound psychological events that occur in situations of impending death.

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the principle that actions dictate future consequences.

The practice of mediating communication between the spirits of the dead and the living.

The belief in rebirth of the soul in a new body after death, prominent in Hinduism and Buddhism.

An ancient Mesopotamian poem exploring themes of death and immortality.

In Egyptian belief, the soul or spiritual essence of a person that lives on after death.

A psychological theory that explains how humans cope with the fear of death.

Plato's story about the afterlife, illustrating judgment and reincarnation based on life choices.

The Egyptian paradise where souls go after death, dependent on their actions in life.

A psychological concept explaining how humans manage death anxiety through cultural worldviews.

The belief that each birth is determined by actions from previous lives and aims for reunion with Brahman.

A term in Jewish and Christian traditions often associated with a place of punishment after death.

In Islam, the barrier that separates the living from the dead until resurrection.