Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions

In his new book, Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions, Prof. Dr (Religious Studies) explores traditions of thinking about the afterlife in Islamic history.
paradise and hell in Muslim thought
The Muslim afterworld, with its imagery rich in sensual promises, has shaped Western perceptions of Islam for centuries. However, there had not been a study which did justice to the full spectrum of traditions of thinking about this topic in Islamic history. The Muslim hell, in particular, remains a little studied subject. This book, which is based on a wide array of carefully selected Arabic and Persian texts, covers not only the theological and exegetical but also the philosophical, mystical, topographical, architectural and ritual aspects of the Muslim belief in paradise and hell, in both the Sunni and the Shi士i world. By examining a broad range of sources related to the afterlife, Lange shows that Muslim religious literature, against transcendentalist assumptions to the contrary, often pictures the boundary between this world and the otherworld as being remarkably thin, or even permeable.

About the author
Christian Lange is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视. In his research, he seeks to combine the study of Islamic sources in Arabic and Persian with his interest in the analytical categories and approaches developed in the Study of Religion and cognate disciplines in the Humanities. He is primarily interested in the areas of Islamic theology (eschatology in particular), Islamic law and legal theory, and Islamic mysticism. Among his previous publications are a monograph and several articles on the history of crime and punishment in Islam, and two volumes on Islamic political history.
- Title: Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions
- Author: Christian Lange
- Publisher: , 2015
- ISBN: 9780521738156