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Comparing rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures, this text explores the beliefs of small-scale societies of West Africa, Melanesia, traditional Siberia, Canada, and the northwest coast of North America. It compares their ideas with Indic civilizations and Greek rebirth theories.Gananath Obeyesekere is the author of 'Imagining Karma: Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth', published 2002 under ISBN 9780520232204 and ISBN 0520232208.
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