Context: I'm writing a world in which some people (only people with, essentially, magical superpowers that most people believe have been purposefully and divinely bequeathed) reincarnate after they die. They come back with a power again, although it's usually different, and while they might have a totally different personality, and of course they'll have a different body, it is very important that it's the same soul.
The world hasn't actually been aware of this part (the reincarnation) up to now. One of my characters is a professor, and he has started to accumulate data, etc. and is a little past the hypothesis phase that it exists.
TL;DR: I need an academic word (hopefully noun) for the phenomenon of a soul moving from one life after death into another life. Shucking the body, keeping the spiritual essence.
I came here because of how deeply dumb I'm sure this is, but I was tinkering with, "pervitas perpessentialism" like "through-lives permanent soul...ism" Obviously, I need the help!! XD
Thank you in advance to anyone who reads this or helps me out!
The world hasn't actually been aware of this part (the reincarnation) up to now. One of my characters is a professor, and he has started to accumulate data, etc. and is a little past the hypothesis phase that it exists.
TL;DR: I need an academic word (hopefully noun) for the phenomenon of a soul moving from one life after death into another life. Shucking the body, keeping the spiritual essence.
I came here because of how deeply dumb I'm sure this is, but I was tinkering with, "pervitas perpessentialism" like "through-lives permanent soul...ism" Obviously, I need the help!! XD
Thank you in advance to anyone who reads this or helps me out!