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The Fear of Hell: Images of Damnation and Salvation in Early Modern Europeby Piero Camporesi
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In the first part of the book, Camporesi argues that the fear of hell, which prevailed in Europe over many hundreds of years, has now almost completely faded. The Eucharist, or host, the subject of the second part of the book, represented corporeal salvation for early modern Christians and was therefore closely linked with the imagery of hell, the place of perpetual corporeal destruction. Book News Annotation:Greer (Yale Divinity School) argues that Christianity of the fourth
and fifth centuries was caught between an ethic of individual virtue
and one of corporate empowerment (the divinely established church).
People were taught that they had free will and also taught what their
correct choices were. Belief in miracles was one way the resulting
tension was relieved. Makes extensive use of primary sources. A
lively book, which begins with the announcement that Hell is now
closed and has no plans to reopen. Draws on Italian preachers and
theologians of the counter-reformation to tell us what it was like
(not too different from a modern city, actually). Camporesi (Italian
literature, U. of Bologna) also examines the period's conception of
the eucharist, considered so beneficial in this life and the next
that a sizeable black market supplied both the regular and occasional
user. Translated from the 1987 Italian edition.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-214) and index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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