The Formation of Hell
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1993. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 391pp. from front flap: "What becomes of the wicked? Hell--exile from God, subjection to fire, worms, and darkness--for centuries the idea has shaped the dread of malefactors, the solace of victims, and the deterrence of believers. Although we may associate the notion of hell with Christian beliefs, its gradual emergence depended on conflicting notions that pervaded the Mediterranean world more than a millennium before the birth of Christ. Asking just why and how belief in hell arose, Alan E. Bernstein takes us back to those times and offers us a comparative view of the philosophy, poetry, folklore, myth, and theology of that formative age." Book VG+: mild shelf wear, mild spots of foxing to endpapers else clean, square, tight, unmarked. / DJ VG: mild edge/handling wear. Item #2251
ISBN: 0801428939
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Price: $11.00