Alan E Bernstein

Hell and Its Rivals

Death and Retribution Among Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Early Middle Ages

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Produktbeschreibung

In Hell and Its Rivals, Alan E. Bernstein examines an array of sources from within and beyond the three Abrahamic faiths--including theology, chronicles, legal charters, edifying tales, and narratives of near-death experiences--to analyze the origins and evolution of belief in...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 162mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 737g
• ISBN-13: 9781501707803
• ISBN-10: 1501707809
• Artikelnr.: 47084197

Autorenporträt

Alan E. Bernstein is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Arizona. He is the author of The Formation of Hell.

Inhaltsangabe

IntroductionPart I. Foundations1. Gregory the Great: Order in Chaos2. Inner
Death: Hell in the Conscience3. The Punishments: Slavery, Torture, and
HellPart II. Alternatives to Hell4. Exceptions to Hell: Relief and Escape5.
Calibrated Justice and Purgatorial Fire6. Visions: Rights to SoulsPart III.
Hell in Abrahamic Religions7. Rabbinic Judaism: One Fire, Two Fates8.
Byzantine Universalism: The Path Not Taken9. Islam: The Mockers
MockedConclusion