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...

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Subtitles:Paradise & Hell in Islamic Traditions
Main Author: Lange, Christian Robert 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2015.
In:Year: 2015
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / Paradise / Hell
Further subjects:B Paradise Islam
B Future punishment Islam
B Future punishment ; Islam
B Paradise ; Islam
B Islamic eschatology
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Summary: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.
ISBN:1139014846
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139014847