Hell

thumb|The Last Judgment (detail), c.1431, by Fra Angelico depicting people being tormented in hell In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history sometimes depict hells as eternal, such as in some versions of Christianity and Islam, whereas religions with reincarnation usually depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations, as is the case in the Indian religions. Religions typically locate hell in another dimension or under Earth's surface. Other afterlife destin

settlement in Stjørdal Municipality, Norway

Palamist doctrine of seeing God's light

ethical problem in religion in which the existence of Hell for the punishment of souls is regarded as inconsistent with the notion of a just, moral, and omnibenevolent God

sermon by Jonathan Edwards

large complex of shrines, temples and monasteries dedicated to the afterlife located on the Ming mountain

legendary entrances to the underworld

book by Emanuel Swedenborg