Where Airy Voices Lead - A Short History of Immortality

A global history of human attempts to achieve immortality, from ancient times to the present.

About the author

Piotr Bienkowski's background is as an archaeologist and museum curator. Among other positions he has been Professor of Archaeology and Museology at the University of Manchester and Head of Antiquities at National Museums Liverpool. He has published 15 books and 50 peer-reviewed papers. Piotr runs a cultural consultancy working in the UK and Europe. He is a leading authority on the archaeology of Jordan, and directs an excavation in Petra. He lives in Dumfries, UK.

Summary

The only book to comprehensively describe the varying historical and contemporary cultural beliefs in immortality globally, including western, eastern and animist traditions.

Product details

• Authors: Piotr Bienkowski, Bienkowski Piotr
• Publisher: Wiley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781785356384
• ISBN: 978-1-78535-638-4
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, REFERENCE - CULTURE & SOCIETY