afterlife

term in philosophy, religion, mythology, and fiction
Thing biblical_concept Q623282
afterlife
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Summary

afterlife is a biblical concept[1]. afterlife ranks in the top 10% of biblical concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,423 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: mythical location[3]
  • Commons category: Afterlife[4]
  • Opposite of: previous life[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Afterlife[6]
  • Including: heaven[7], underworld[8], Elysium[9], Tartarus[10], Sheol[11], Greek underworld[12], Niflheim[13], Valhalla[14]
  • Facet of: reincarnation[15], immortality[16]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17], New World Encyclopedia[18]
  • Topic has template: Q95622972[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]

Body

Influence

Things named for afterlife include Ghostbusters: Afterlife[21], a film[22], directed by Jason Reitman[23]; After Life[24], a television series[25], directed by Ricky Gervais[26]; Second Life[27], a video game[28]; Hereafter[29], a film[30], directed by Clint Eastwood[31]; and Afterlife[32], a video game[33].

Why It Matters

afterlife has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] afterlife is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for afterlife include Ghostbusters: Afterlife[21], a film[22], directed by Jason Reitman[23]; After Life[24], a television series[25], directed by Ricky Gervais[26]; Second Life[27], a video game[28]; Hereafter[29], a film[30], directed by Clint Eastwood[31]; and Afterlife[32], a video game[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . newworldencyclopedia.org. newworldencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000373-posmrtny-zivot
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  2. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
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  3. 23w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Including → heaven, underworld, Elysium +5
    Subclass of → mythical location
    Local thumb → —
    Topic has template → Q95622972
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Library of congress authority id: sh85052611"
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