Revolution in the Afterlife
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3140446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heonik Kwon (University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 146 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel8080146 |
| OpenAlex | W2742949479 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The idea of an afterlife is formative of modern social scientific enquiry into the normative fabrics of human sociality. The idea also indicates how societies come to terms with their destructive past. Focusing on the legacies of the Vietnam War, this essay explores how the historical experience of generalized loss and displacement can radically change the traditional conception of an afterlife
Aesthetics · Afterlife · Epistemology · Normative · Sociality · Sociology · History · Philosophy · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |