Parabola
Parabola 27:2
Dying
T , ISBN Pb 27:2 / 978Pb 27:2, Parabola
"So Many Tears I Was Searching" by Murray Littlejohn and Edward Tingley - Reflections on the death of George Harrison
"Why We Wash the Dead" by Leslie What - Exploring the Jewish ceremonial washing
"Godfather Death" by Madronna Holden - Storytelling lights the transition
POINT OF VIEW: "’How Long, O Lord?’" by Roger Lipsey
"The Last Note" by Therese Schroeder-Sheker - How music wakens and heals
"Desiring the Crucifixion" by Henry H. Sturtevant - The profundity of the symbol
"No Tragic Confrontation" by Friedrich Nietzsche - A "voluntary" dying
"Apoptosis" by Dror Mevorach - The deliberate death of cells
"A Face of Translucent Beauty" - An Interview with Nancy Poer
ARCS: "Words on Taking Leave"
"The Road of Stars" by Joseph Bruchac - Arriving at the astral plane
"With a Steady Eye" by Rebecca Sachs Norris - Life as preparation
"Consumed by Either Fire or Fire" by Kim Coleman Healy - Thoughts on Thomas Merton
"Journey through the Underworld" - Follow the sun’s path
Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"Over the Hill" / Arapaho (Native American)
"The Moon’s Message" / Hottentot (African)
"The Water of Everlasting Life" / Afghan - retold by Jenn Cavanaugh
"Time to Die" / European
"Death’s Messengers" / Zen
"King Dasaratha’s Death" / Hindu - retold by D. K. M. Kartha
Parabola is published quarterly by the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Each issue includes: * Original articles and interviews on mythology, spiritual practice, religious tradition, literature, popular culture, science, and the arts * Retellings of traditional stories, myths, and fairy tales * Book reviews * Comments on contemporary film, theater, music, art, and events * Artwork ranging from the traditional to the contemporary
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