Tales from the crypt: On the role of death in life

Zygon

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-43

  Solomon, Sheldon ^a   Greenberg, Jeff ^b   Pyszczynski, Tom ^c  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Death; Prejudice; Psychological defenses; Religion; Self esteem; Socially constructed reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141586091     PISSN: 05912385     EISSN: 14679744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.1241998124     Document Type: Article

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