THE DEVILS ATLAS, Edward Brooke-Hitching

Book Details

• Author: Brooke-Hitching, Edward

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

• Language: English

• Edition: 2021

• ISBN: 9781398503557

• Pages: 256

• Cover: Hardcover

• Package Dimensions: 10.0 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches

About The Book

The Devil’s Atlas by Edward Brooke-Hitching is an extraordinary illustrated guide that takes readers on a journey through the afterworlds as imagined by various cultures and religions across the globe. With colourful maps, paintings, and captivating stories, this book delves into the geography, history, and supernatural realms that have shaped humanity's understanding of life after death.

From the thirteen heavens of the Aztecs to the Chinese Taoist netherworld of 'hungry ghosts', and the fiery torments of the Japanese Buddhist 'Hell of the Flaming Rooster', The Devil’s Atlas compiles an eclectic mix of beliefs and representations of the afterlife. Beautifully illustrated with images ranging from Renaissance depictions of Hell, to Islamic Paradise artwork, and nineteenth-century spiritual visions, the book offers a unique visual chronicle of humanity's hopes and fears about what lies beyond.

Brooke-Hitching combines these mesmerizing illustrations with intriguing narratives about the creative ways different cultures envision hell, heaven, and the realms of the dead. From bizarre torture methods to the colourful catalogues of demons, angels, and death deities, The Devil's Atlas is a fascinating study of the human imagination and its boundless capacity for invention in the face of death.