{"product_id":"paradise-and-hell-in-islamic-traditions-paperback-9780521738156","title":"Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions (Paperback) 9780521738156","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eParadise and Hell in Islamic Traditions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book covers the theological, philosophical, mystical, topographical, architectural and ritual aspects of the Muslim belief in paradise and hell.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristian Lange (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521738156, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e380 pages, 24 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions is a beautifully written and deeply informative work.' Samantha Pellegrino, Reading Religion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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 Shi?i 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Textual Foundations: Narrating the Otherworld: 1. The otherworld revealed: paradise and hell in the Qur??n\u003cbr\u003e 2. The growth of the Islamic otherworld: a history of Muslim traditionist eschatology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Hope, fear and entertainment: parenetic and popular Muslim literature on the otherworld\u003cbr\u003e 4. The imagination unbound: two late-medieval Muslim scholars on paradise and hell\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Discourses and Practices: Debating the Otherworld: 5. The otherworld contested: cosmology, soteriology and ontology in Sunni theology and philosophy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Otherworlds apart: Shi?i visions of paradise and hell\u003cbr\u003e 7. The otherworld within: paradise and hell in Islamic mysticism\u003cbr\u003e 8. Eschatology now: paradise and hell in Muslim topography, architecture and ritual\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Islamic theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20theology%20%5BHRHT%5D%22\"\u003eHRHT\u003c\/a\u003e], Islamic life \u0026amp; practice [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic life \u0026amp; practice\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20life%20\u0026amp;%20practice%20%5BHRHP%5D%22\"\u003eHRHP\u003c\/a\u003e], History of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAX%5D%22\"\u003eHRAX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002986844440,"sku":"9780521738156","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521738156i_82a1266e-fa1b-4cf5-a1bb-bd0210de0d30.jpg?v=1691380672","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/paradise-and-hell-in-islamic-traditions-paperback-9780521738156","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}