The infinity in religion: when a life is not enough

Authors

  • Eliane Garcia Rezende
  • Flamínia Manzano Moreira Lodovici
  • Maria Helena Villas Bôas Concone

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15iEspecial12p48-65

Keywords:

Finitude, Religiosity, Life-Death, Old Age

Abstract

Death can be interpreted as a social and historical product. In the context of spirituality it is constructed as a transcendence of life and becomes a passage to the other side, establishing a continuity of life in the world unseen. Books-called spiritualists and / or spiritualists in Portuguese, within the ruling religious pluralism in Brazil, tell the epic spirits whose spiritual advancement requires numerous reincarnations, aiming to continuous changes to its improvement. In this case, Death is nothing but a passage in the life of the spirit that wins steps and gradually erase the finitude, from "spirit embodied" a "disembodied".

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How to Cite

Rezende, E. G., Lodovici, F. M. M., & Concone, M. H. V. B. (2013). The infinity in religion: when a life is not enough. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 15(Especial12), 48–65. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15iEspecial12p48-65

Issue

Vol. 15 (2012): Número Especial 12 - Finitude/Morte e Velhice

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Papers

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