The devil's atlas : an explorer's guide to heavens, hells and afterworlds
Brooke-Hitching, Edward2021
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'The Devil's Atlas' is an illustrated guide to the heavens, hells and lands of the dead as imagined throughout history by cultures and religions around the world. Packed with colourful maps, paintings and captivating stories, the reader is taken on a compelling tour of the geography, history and supernatural populations of the afterworlds of cultures around the globe. Whether it's the thirteen heavens of the Aztecs, the Chinese Taoist netherworld of 'hungry ghosts', or the 'Hell of the Flaming Rooster' of Japanese Buddhist mythology (in which sinners are tormented by an enormous fire-breathing cockerel), 'The Devil's Atlas' gathers together a wonderful variety of beliefs and representations of life after death.
Main title:
The devil's atlas : an explorer's guide to heavens, hells and afterworlds / Edward Brooke-Hitching.
Author:
Brooke-Hitching, Edward, author
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Collation:
255 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781398503557 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
90713
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