Book of the Seven Hells

What did humanity imagine beneath the grave?The Book of the Seven Hells is a dark and fascinating history of the underworlds, punishment realms, shadow lands, infernal courts, and afterlife geographies created by the world's great religious and mythological traditions.From the silent pit of Sheol to the burning valley of Gehenna, from the seven gates of Jahannam to the karmic punishments of Naraka, this book explores how different cultures gave death a shape, gave evil a destination, and gave justice a world below.Inside this atmospheric study, you will discover:Sheol, the ancient Hebrew pit beneath the earthGehenna, the valley of fire outside JerusalemJahannam, the Islamic hell of seven gates, angels, bridges, scales, and flameNaraka, the Hindu and Buddhist realms of karma, punishment, fire, ice, and rebirthHades, Tartarus, Yama, Chitragupta, infernal judges, demon guardians, punishment worlds, and the weighing of soulsThe seven recurring patterns of underworld belief: journey, judgement, threshold, torment, hierarchy, duration, and deliveranceWritten for readers of occult history, comparative religion, mythology, folklore, demonology, and dark spiritual symbolism, The Book of the Seven Hells examines hell as one of humanity's most powerful and revealing ideas.This is a history of the places people feared after death, and what those places reveal about guilt, justice, punishment, morality, fear, and the human soul.