The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life

Produced by Edmund Dejowski

COMPRISING 4977 BOOKS RELATING TO THE NATURE, ORIGIN, AND DESTINY OF THE SOUL. THE TITLES CLASSIFIED AND ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY, WITH NOTES, AND INDEXES OF THE AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS. - BY EZRA ABBOT, - PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION IN THE DIVINITY SCHOOL OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

PREFACE TO THE TENTH EDITION.

Part First. - HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL INTRODUCTORY VIEWS. - CHAPTER I. - THEORIES OF THE SOUL'S ORIGIN - CHAPTER II. - HISTORY OF DEATH - CHAPTER III. - GROUNDS OF THE BELIEF IN A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER IV. - THEORIES OF THE SOUL'S DESTINATION - Part Second. - ETHNIC THOUGHTS CONCERNING A FUTURE LIFE. - CHAPTER I. - BARBARIAN NOTIONS OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER II. - DRUIDIC DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER III. - SCANDINAVIAN DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER IV. - ETRUSCAN DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER V. - EGYPTIAN DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER VI. - BRAMANIC AND BUDDHIST DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER VII. - PERSIAN DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER VIII. - HEBREW DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER IX. - RABBINICAL DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER X. - GREEK AND DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER XI. - MOHAMMEDAN DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER XII. - EXPLANATORY SURVEY OF THE FIELD AND ITS MYTHS - Part Third. - NEW TESTAMENT TEACHINGS CONCERNING A FUTURE LIFE. - CHAPTER I. - PETER'S DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER II. - DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE IN THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS - CHAPTER III. - DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE IN THE APOCALYPSE - CHAPTER IV. - PAUL'S DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER V. - JOHN'S DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER VI. - CHRIST'S TEACHINGS CONCERNING THE FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER VII. - RESURRECTION OF CHRIST - CHAPTER VIII. - ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF DEATH AND LIFE - Part Fourth. - CHRISTIAN THOUGHTS CONCERNING A FUTURE LIFE. - CHAPTER I. - PATRISTIC DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER II. - MEDIAVAL DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER III. - MODERN DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - Part Fifth. - HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL DISSERTATIONS CONCERNING A FUTURE LIFE. - CHAPTER I. - DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE IN THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES - CHAPTER II. - METEMPSYCHOIS; OR, TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS - CHAPTER III. - RESURRECTION OF THE FLESH - CHAPTER IV. - DOCTRINE OF FUTURE PUNISHMENT; OR, CRITICAL HISTORY OF THE IDEA OF A HELL - CHAPTER V. - THE FIVE THEORETIC MODES OF SALVATION - CHAPTER VI. - RECOGNITION OF FRIENDS IN A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER VII. - LOCAL FATE OF MAN IN THE ASTRONOMIC UNIVERSE - CHAPTER VIII. - CRITICAL HISTORY OF DISBELIEF IN A FUTURE LIFE - CHAPTER IX. - MORALITY OF THE DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE - Part Sixth. - SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTERS. - CHAPTER I. - THE END OF THE WORLD - CHAPTER II. - THE DAY OF JUDGMENT - CHAPTER III. - THE MYTHOLOGICAL HELL AND THE TRUE ONE; OR, THE LAW OF PERDITION - CHAPTER IV. - THE GATES OF HEAVEN; OR, THE LAW OF SALVATION IN ALL WORLDS - CHAPTER V. - RESUME OF THE SUBJECT: HOW THE QUESTION OF IMMORTALITY NOW STANDS - CHAPTER VI. - THE TRANSIENT AND THE PERMANENT IN THE DESTINY OF THE SOUL - PART FIRST. - HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL INTRODUCTORY VIEWS. - CHAPTER I. - THEORIES OF THE SOUL'S ORIGIN.

CHAPTER III. - SCANDINAVIAN DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE.

CHAPTER VI. - BRAHMANIC AND BUDDHIST DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE.

CHAPTER VII. - PERSIAN DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE.

CHAPTER VIII. - HEBREW DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE.

CHAPTER XI. - MOHAMMEDAN DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE.

PART FOURTH - CHRISTIAN THOUGHTS CONCERNING A FUTURE LIFE. - CHAPTER I. - PATRISTIC DOCTRINE OF A FUTURE LIFE.