01310nam a22002177a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005803700390007604100120011508200180012710000150014524500220016025000060018226000590018830000080024750007240025565000330097965000530101265000170106565000100108220260511114136.0260511b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789370201132  cGiftednDr. Vikramjeet, 9814099391  aEnglish  a128.5bVIK/FA  aVikramjeet  aFANTASY OF DYING   a1  aKarnatakabIIP Iterative Interational Publishersc2026  g291  aThe human fascination with, or fear of, death is as old as humanity itself. From the mantras, shlokas, and texts of Shrutis revealed to ancient sages and recorded in the Vedas, Upanishads, Mahakavyas, Puranas, Darshan Shastras; from rituals performed to appease tribal, ancient, and other gods and passed down from generation to generation; from the earliest cave paintings depicting scenes of life, death, and the afterlife; from written texts on papyrus, clay, or stone tablets; from intellectual discourses in the philosophical treatises of great philosophers, theologians, statesmen, and literary giants; to the scientific analyses of modern times, our species has consistently engaged in a dialogue with mortality.  aPhilosophy and Psychology   aEpistemology (how do you know what you know?)   aHumankind   aDeath