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The Penguin Book of Hell

By Bruce, Scott G

The Penguin Book of Hell Historical Fiction

The Penguin Book of Hell

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Journey into the underworld through three thousand years of visions of hell, from the ancient Near East to modern America 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 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2019-03-28
Publication Date:
2018-09-04
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0143131621
ISBN13:
9780143131625
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
241 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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