Life, Death and the soul: Key Terms
- Created by: Emily Uffindell
- Created on: 01-10-14 10:00
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- Life and Death: The Soul: Key Terms
- Dualism
- The belief that humans have a non-physical soul and a physical body.
- Monism
- The belief that humans are only physical (sometimes known as materialism).
- Soul
- The spiritual, non-physical part of a human which is seen as the centre of someone's identity.
- Reincarnation
- The belief that the soul of a person is reincarnated into another person or life from post death.
- Resurrection
- The belief that a person continues to exist after death in a separate realm.
- Reincarnation
- The belief that the soul of a person is reincarnated into another person or life form post-death.
- Akhira
- Islamic belief in the afterlife.
- Atman
- Hindu name for the self or the soul.
- Anatta
- The Buddhist belief that the idea of self is an illusion.
- Dualism
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