Heaven : a history / [print]
Colleen McDannell and Bernhard Lang.
- second edition.
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, (c)2001.
- xxv, 411 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
1st publication as a Yale Nota Bene book. Previous edition: 1988.
Including a substantial new preface on changing views of life after death in the new century, this copiously illustrated book describes the ways in which believers--from biblical authors to present-day religious thinkers--have pictured Heaven, not just in doctrine but also in poetry, art, literature, and popular culture.
9780300091076
2001090174
GBA1-61833
Heaven--History of doctrines. Future life--History of doctrines.