Christian Lange Primary Author mixed material bibliography United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2016 en English

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xvii + 283 hlm; 23 x 15 cm 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. Proposes a new understanding of Muslim conceptualizations of the boundary between this world and the otherworld Takes a long-durée approach to the history of paradise and hell in Islam, making exhaustive use of sources in Arabic and Persian Provides insights into little-studied aspects of Islamic religion, and of Islamic eschatology in particular. AKIDAH 297. 23 Lan p 9780521738156 Guided by Faith and Knowledge YPSA Digital Library 297. 23 Lan p 9780521738156 My Library Paradise_and_Hell.jpg.jpg 4937 2025-11-17 09:03:10 2025-11-17 09:15:01 machine generated