Traces the ideas of Hell of different cultures throughout history, from the Hades of the ancient Greeks to the seven-storied Hell of the Swahilis, and explores the artistic, social, political, and psychological significance of those ideas. IP.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
some misinformation,
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This review is from: Hell: An Illustrated History of the Netherworld (Hardcover)
I can't speak to the entire volume (which is well produced, by the way), but when it comes to the mythology of the ancient near eastern world, he gets many, many things confused, mixing up parts of myths and giving wrong information.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hell for curious people.,
By J.R.R.Abrahão (aka) "Mad Abe" "jrra" (São Paulo, SP, Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hell: An Illustrated History of the Netherworld (Hardcover)
This book talk about Hell in a non-religious form. It shows the visions of Hell from Lands, cultures, and people from yesterday and today. For those interested in the concept of Hell in the minds of people from other places/other ages, this book is fun and fascinating.
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
picture book,
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This review is from: Hell: An Illustrated History of the Netherworld (Hardcover)
this book is more amusing than accurate more of a picture book you'd read when you were little only with a twistgreat for novilty porpouses but thats about all
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EVERY CULTURE that has a concept of hell locates it in a different place, although most agree that hell lies somewhere underground, beneath or in the earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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EVERY CULTURE that has a concept of hell locates it in a different place, although most agree that hell lies somewhere underground, beneath or in the earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
descent motif Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Last Judgement, Lord of Death New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) by John Milton on page 32, and page 34
- Dr. Faustus (Dover Thrift Editions) by Christopher Marlowe on page 48, and page 69
- Myths and Legends Pb by Arthur Cotterell in Back Matter
- The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum by E. A. Wallis Budge in Back Matter
- Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came (Phoenix 60p paperbacks) by Robert Browning on page 15
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