The Penguin book of Hell
"From the Hebrew Bible's shadowy realm of Sheol to twenty-first-century visions of Hell on earth, The Penguin Book of Hell takes us through three thousand years of eternal damnation. Along the way, you'll take a ferry ride with Aeneas to Hades, across the river Acheron; meet the Devil...
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Subito Bestelldienst: | Jetzt bestellen. |
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
New York, New York
Penguin Books
2018
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| In: | Jahr: 2018 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Penguin classics
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| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Hell
/ Underworld
/ Hereafter
/ Devil
/ Religion
/ Literature
/ Culture
/ Geschichte Anfänge-2018
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Religionswissenschaft |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Future Life
B RELIGION / Generals B Hell |
| Zusammenfassung: | "From the Hebrew Bible's shadowy realm of Sheol to twenty-first-century visions of Hell on earth, The Penguin Book of Hell takes us through three thousand years of eternal damnation. Along the way, you'll take a ferry ride with Aeneas to Hades, across the river Acheron; meet the Devil as imagined by a twelfth-century Irish monk--a monster with a thousand giant hands; wander the nine circles of Hell in Dante's Inferno, in which gluttons, liars, heretics, murderers, and hypocrites are made to endure crime-appropriate torture; and witness the debates that raged in Victorian England when new scientific advances cast doubt on the idea of an eternal hereafter. Drawing upon religious poetry, epics, theological treatises, stories of miracles, and accounts of saints' lives, this fascinating volume of hellscapes illuminates how Hell has long haunted us, in both life and death."--Page 4 of cover |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0143131621 |