afterlife

Also known as life after death, Hereafter, great beyond, hereafter, Great Beyond, Mugwort Village, life after life, second life

thumb|A depiction of Idris (prophet)|Idris visiting Heaven and Hell from a Persian [[illuminated manuscript version of the Islamic text Stories of the Prophets (1577)]]

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The afterlife refers to a belief held across many religions and cultures that existence or consciousness continues in some form after death. It matters to people because their conceptions of what happens after death often shape their moral values, life choices, and spiritual practices during their lifetime.

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Different metaphysical models
Reincarnation
Heaven and Hell
Ancient religions
Ancient Egyptian religion
Ancient Greek and Roman religions
Norse religion
Celtic religion
Abrahamic religions
Judaism
Sheol
World to Come
Reincarnation in Jewish tradition
Christianity
The Catholic Church
Limbo
Purgatory
Orthodox Christianity
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Jehovah's Witnesses
Seventh-day Adventists
Islam
Ahmadiyya
Sufism
Baháʼí Faith
Indian religions
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Sikhism
Others
Confucianism
Gnosticism
Shinto
Spiritualism
Taoism
Traditional African religions
Unitarian Universalism
Wicca
Zoroastrianism
Parapsychology
Mediumship
Near death research
Past life regression
Philosophy
Modern philosophy
Process philosophy
Science
Near-death experiences
See also
References
Explanatory notes
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

thumb|A depiction of Idris (prophet)|Idris visiting Heaven and Hell from a Persian [[illuminated manuscript version of the Islamic text Stories of the Prophets (1577)]]

The afterlife or life after death is a speculation concerning existence after death, in which the essential part of an individual's stream of consciousness or identity continues to exist after the death of their physical body. The surviving essential aspect varies between belief systems; it may be some partial element, or the entire soul or spirit, which carries with it one's personal identity.