{"product_id":"the-devils-atlas-9781398503557","title":"The Devils Atlas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Very beautiful and illuminating' Mariella Frostrup\u003cbr\u003e Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e delivers an atlas unlike any other. \u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e is an illustrated guide to the heavens, hells and lands of the dead as imagined throughout history by cultures and religions around the world. Packed with colourful maps, paintings and captivating stories, the reader is taken on a compelling tour of the geography, history and supernatural populations of the afterworlds of cultures around the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whether it’s the thirteen heavens of \u003cb\u003ethe Aztecs\u003c\/b\u003e, the Chinese \u003cb\u003eTaoist netherworld\u003c\/b\u003e of ‘hungry ghosts’, or the ‘Hell of the Flaming Rooster’ of \u003cb\u003eJapanese Buddhist mythology\u003c\/b\u003e (in which sinners are tormented by an enormous fire-breathing cockerel), \u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together a wonderful variety of beliefs and repr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003efunny and phantasmagoric\u003c\/b\u003e tour of humanity’s attempts to survey the afterlife, both high and low. If you’d like to know which author wrote about the bordellos in hell, where to find a tree that grows devil heads, or what angels’ houses might smell like, this book is for you.' -- Bess Lovejoy, author of Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses\u003cbr\u003e'Stunning and utterly fascinating' -- Dan Schreiber – No Such Thing As A Fish\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003esumptuous collection\u003c\/b\u003e of artworks, from all over the world, and through the ages, depicting visions of heaven and hell.' * Booktime magazine *\u003cbr\u003e‘In this world of mental exploration, Edward Brooke-Hitching is a \u003cb\u003edelightful and indispensable\u003c\/b\u003e guide…For all their horrors, Brooke-Hitching’s hells are ultimately comforting because their solid boundaries keep the dead away from us.’ -- Diane Burkiss * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e entertainingly gathers the hells and underworlds of numerous ages and schools of belief, together with limbos and purgatories, and – at last – the heavens, paradises and utopias. Written in \u003cb\u003esparkling scholarship \u003c\/b\u003estudded with \u003cb\u003eglittering trivia\u003c\/b\u003e, abundant education and \u003cb\u003emonstrous images\u003c\/b\u003e.’ * Strong Words *\u003cbr\u003e'The perfect shelf-mate to \u003ci\u003eThe Madman's Library\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebrimming with vibrant imagery\u003c\/b\u003e - from the Book of the Dead to Islamic manuscripts to William Blake, and, of course, an entire section devoted to Dante. \u003cb\u003eClever writing and astonishing illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e.' * Fine Books magazine *","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866626732375,"sku":"9781398503557","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781398503557.jpg?v=1722279527","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-devils-atlas-9781398503557","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}