How much do we truly know and understand about our own mortality? Enter Encyclopedia of the End, a compulsively readable and beautifully illustrated compendium

Covering religious traditions ranging from Buddhism to Christianity to Zoroastrianism and modern apocalyptic movements such as Arun Shinrikyo and the Branch Dav

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In recent years there has been a massive upsurge in academic, professional and lay interest in mortality. This is reflected in academic and professional literat