From the time that humans recognized that death is a part of every life, they have adapted their own lives and deaths to their afterlife beliefs. Theists such as Christians and Muslims believe both that a God-given soul survives after death and whether they spend eternity in heaven or hell depends on their acceptance or rejection of God and his laws. Hindus, Buddhists, Spiritists, Wiccans, and Kabbalistic Jews believe in reincarnation of souls, the idea that spiritual development continues... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2023. 3p.