{"product_id":"the-encyclopedia-of-hell-a-comprehensive-survey-of-the-underworld-9780312244422","title":"The Encyclopedia of Hell: A Comprehensive Survey of the Underworld","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Hell \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive survey of the underworld, drawing information from cultures around the globe and eras throughout history. Organized in a simple-to-use alphabetic format, entries cover representations of the dark realm of the dead in mythology, religion, works of art, opera, literature, theater, music, film, and television. Sources include African legends, Native American stories, Asian folktales, and other more obscure references, in addition to familiar infernal chronicles from Western lore. The result is a catalog of underworld data, with entries running the gamut from descriptions of grisly pits of torture to humorous cartoons lampooning the everlasting abyss. Its extensive cross-referencing also supplies links between various concepts and characters from the netherworld and provides further information on particular theories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeruse these pages and find out for yourself what history's greatest imaginations have envisioned awaiting the wicked on the other side of the grave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miriam Van Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.20w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312244422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 532\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRec Ref Bks for Small\/Med Libr\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiriam Van Scott \u003c\/b\u003elives with her family in Manassas, Virginia. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003e(St. Martin's Press, 1999).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39952789667955,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2e3fb43b-4a2c-4c97-955f-fae64928c1b2.jpg?v=1648565631","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-encyclopedia-of-hell-a-comprehensive-survey-of-the-underworld-9780312244422","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}