Translating Hell : Vernacular Theology and Apocrypha in the Medieval North Sea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Stephen C. E.

Series:

Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hell in literature.

Apocryphal books (New Testament).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2026.

Summary:

A groundbreaking comparative study of the weird apocryphal hells found in the vernaculars of medieval Ireland, England, Wales, and Iceland. This book explores how apocrypha about hell encouraged early vernacular literary experiments with hefty theological and local implications, as writers harnessed creativity in the face of uncertainty.

Contents:

Front matter

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Concocting hell in vernacular theologies

Divining the inferno: Late Antique apocrypha and the invention of hell

Baptising the past: Irish apocrypha and the limits of salvation

Heath, harrows, or home? Competing metaphors for hell in early medieval England

Raiding hell's borders: Purgatory and courtly culture in medieval Wales

Angling for salvation: Heathen myth and typological thought in Old Norse literature

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5261-7502-9

1-5261-7504-5

9781526175021

OCLC:

1584472725