Alan E Bernstein: 1 book
Hell and Its Rivals
Death and Retribution among Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Early Middle Ages
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
The idea of punishment after death—whereby the souls of the wicked are consigned to Hell (Gehenna, Gehinnom, or Jahannam)—emerged out of beliefs found across the Mediterranean, from ancient Egypt to Zoroastrian Persia, and became fundamental to the Abrahamic religions. Once Hell achieved doctrinal...
