Hell and its rivals : death and retribution among Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the early Middle Ages - Bernstein, Alan E. (Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: 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; Electronic books