The History of Hell

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Summary: if I were looking back in time
Review: The History of Hell by Alice K. Turner is an exquisite book detailing the numerous accounts of the "evil side" of the afterlife from the ancient Sumatrans belief in the underworld to the freudian account of hell is in man's mind. If for nothing else, the pictures and exquisite illustrations that accompany the pages of this book more then make up for its price. I felt as if I were looking back in time, and the comprehensive yet concise accounts of aferworldly visions and their evolutions through time was wonderful. A must read for any budding anthropologist, sociologist, or psychologist - especially for its evolutionary overview of the pain and punishment aspects of the human mind.

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Summary: if I were looking back in time
Review: The History of Hell by Alice K. Turner is an exquisite book detailing the numerous accounts of the "evil side" of the afterlife from the ancient Sumatrans belief in the underworld to the freudian account of hell is in man's mind. If for nothing else, the pictures and exquisite illustrations that accompany the pages of this book more then make up for its price. I felt as if I were looking back in time, and the comprehensive yet concise accounts of aferworldly visions and their evolutions through time was wonderful. A must read for any budding anthropologist, sociologist, or psychologist - especially for its evolutionary overview of the pain and punishment aspects of the human mind.

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Summary: This book is a witty and scholarly masterpeice.
Review: This book is a witty and scholarly masterpeice

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Summary: Fantastic study for seriously religious or philosophical!!
Review: This book is not for everyone. The issues expressed by this
author's study raises on eyebrow for some, neck hairs
for others. I find this guide is great to really sift through
Bible or whatever Hell-believing documents are about, and to see what it is we were raised to fear, and to see what it is that attracts us to horror books and flicks; and in short--to see beyond the pretensions! Religions are not the workings of God and the Goddess. For the most part, religious organizations move to the goals of men. We hope these men are of high ethics and moral. But hope isn't enough. People forget that none can stand between a soul and the creator. Hence there is a Hell.

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Summary: The history of Hell
Review: This book is not for those who are not secure in their religion or have a hard time dealing with facts. This book is incredible and even made me question myself and whether my faith was what I thought it was. I had to question whether I was still a Christian at the end od this book. However I still enjoyed reading this book, it made me a spiritually stronger Christian, I don't believe this was the purpose of this book that is just how I feel. In closing i would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about the ideas of other religions and cultures or where there own ideas come from.

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Summary: Hell of a Read!
Review: This is a great book. It starts out by having chapters on pre-Christ underworlds, including Eqyption and Greek. Then it moves from the beginging of Christian Hell, to our present day view of Hell, stopping to look at Dante's Hell, "Paridise Lost", and much more. The pictures are excellent, and the book is stocked full of them. I was hoping for more information on pagan underworlds, but the book is entitled "The History of Hell" meaning basiclly the history of Christian Hell. A wonderful book.