Early history of heaven, the
Auteur :
Wright, J. Edward
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195152302
Date de publication :
18 avr. 2002
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,6 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
517 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
How and why did Western cultures come to imagine the heavenly realm as they do? This volume traces the history of speculation about heaven and discovers that the Hebrew texts that fed Jewish and Christian notions were deeply influenced by images drawn from the surrounding cultures.