Historia del infierno

Hell is as old as the world, or rather, as old as the awareness of evil. From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit, humankind has never ceased to imagine the fascinating geography of this place of eternal punishment and the endless torments suffered there. An indispensable work for anyone interested in the evolution of Western culture, History of Hell examines how this concept goes far beyond Christian dogma. Although, in its beginnings, popular pressure forced the Church to establish an official doctrine regarding hell, thus turning it into a weapon of deterrence, proof of the existence of a divine and implacable justice, its eternal flames have long since ceased to terrify the faithful. Now it is located on Earth, and, by taking on the color of everyday anxieties and the conscience of contemporary society, it has become an accurate barometer of our times.