A history of heaven : the singing silence / Jeffrey Burton Russell.
A history of heaven : the singing silence / Jeffrey Burton Russell.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
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T0379840
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English
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Physical content
xv, 220 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Understanding Heaven -- Ch. 2. Elysium, Jerusalem, and Paradise -- Ch. 3. The Heaven of the Early Christians -- Ch. 4. Returning to God -- Ch. 5. Heaven, East and West -- Ch. 6. Visions of Heaven -- Ch. 7. Journeys to Heaven -- Ch. 8. Wooing the Bridegroom -- Ch. 9. The Desire of the Intellec...
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Using current scholarly insights together with a vast store of knowledge gathered from the past, Russell takes the idea of heaven as valid and important in itself - something to be understood from the point of view of those believing in it. His very use of language immerses us in the thoughts of those who have sought heaven and provides rich materi...
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A history of heaven : the singing silence / Jeffrey Burton Russell.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-210) and index.
Transferred from N236.2409/2.
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c1997.
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T0379840
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0691006849 (pbk. )
9780691011615 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0691011613 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780691006840 (pbk. )
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236.2409
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991004991769702626
