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Bernstein, Alan E.,

Hell and its rivals : death and retribution among Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the early Middle Ages / Alan E. Bernstein. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Gregory the Great : order in chaos -- Inner death : hell in the conscience -- The punishments : slavery, torture, and hell -- Exceptions to hell : relief and escape -- Calibrated justice and purgatorial fire -- Visions : rights to souls -- Rabbinic Judaism -- Byzantine universalism : the path not taken -- Islam : the mockers mocked.

ISBN: 9781501712494 1501712497

Source: 22573/ctt1r0grmt JSTOR

LCCN: 2016052966

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hell--Comparative studies.
Hell--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Hell--Islam--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Hell--Judaism--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies
RELIGION / Christianity / General
RELIGION / Theology
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BL545

Dewey Class. No.: 202/.3