Hell - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Hell - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Lange, Christian

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061888
Doc. NO	:	ALei2285
Main Entry	:	Lange, Christian
Title & Author	:	Hell - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Lange, Christian
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(3,241 words)
Abstract	:	Hell has been a source of anxiety in Islam, as it has in many other religions, and the tendency to conceive of it as a part of the material world, complete with its own detailed topography, is strong. Muslim conceptions of Hell range from the traditional picture, with its graphically recounted other-worldly punishments, to a spiritual and personalised interpretation. This entry deals with (1) the tradition of fear of Hell in Islam, as a punishment for major sins, (2) theological reflections and pious traditions about Hell's temporal and
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2285.pdf