Across the countries surveyed, many adults say there definitely or probably is life after death. People are generally less likely to say that the spirits of ancestors can help or hurt them. And a ...

The phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs) has intrigued many people for decades due to the consistent similarities between numerous accounts provided by individuals from different cultures, ...

Introduction / Kathleen Garces-Foley -- I: RELIGIOUS APPROACHES TO DEATH: The politics of death and burial in native California / Dennis F. Kelley -- Contemporary Hindu approaches to death: living ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand the religious and spiritual beliefs, practices, and views of the growing number of people around the world who are religiously ...