Paradise and hell in Islamic traditions
The Muslim afterworld, with its imagery rich in sensual promises, has shaped Western perceptions of Islam for centuries. However, to date, no single study has done justice to the full spectrum of traditions of thinking about the topic in Islamic history. The Muslim hell, in particular, remains a lit...
| Otros títulos: | Paradise & Hell in Islamic Traditions |
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Servicio de pedido Subito: | Pedir ahora. |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge New York, NY
Cambridge University Press
2015.
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| En: | Año: 2015 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Islam
/ Paraíso
/ Inferno
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Paradise
Islam
B Future punishment Islam B Future punishment ; Islam B Paradise ; Islam B Islamic eschatology |
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| Sumario: | The Muslim afterworld, with its imagery rich in sensual promises, has shaped Western perceptions of Islam for centuries. However, to date, no single study has done justice to the full spectrum of traditions of thinking about the topic in Islamic history. The Muslim hell, in particular, remains a little studied subject. This book, which is based on a wide array of carefully selected Arabic and Persian texts, covers not only the theological and exegetical but also the philosophical, mystical, topographical, architectural and ritual aspects of the Muslim belief in paradise and hell, in both the Sunni and the Shiʿi world. By examining a broad range of sources related to the afterlife, Christian Lange shows that Muslim religious literature, against transcendentalist assumptions to the contrary, often pictures the boundary between this world and the otherworld as being remarkably thin, or even permeable. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 365 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-01484-7 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139014847 |
