the Palgrave Handbook of Afterlife

• Grounded in the most advanced philosophical, theological and scientific thinking • Contributions by eminent scholars from the world’s top universities • Balanced treatment of fundamental issues that are relevant to everyone • A major section on the meaning of the afterlife which includes chapters on fear, purpose, evil, and issues regarding identity is essential reading for scholars, researchers and advanced students researching attitudes to and effects of beliefs about death and life after death from philosophical, historical, religious, psychological and scientific perspectives.