Gods, Heaven, and Hell: An Exploration of Afterlives In Mythology and Religion
Faculty Mentor
Garry Kenney
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Start Date
5-7-2024 12:25 PM
End Date
5-7-2024 12:45 PM
Location
PAT 304
Primary Discipline of Presentation
Religious Studies
Abstract
With the popularity of religions throughout history, many have overlapped specifically within their systems that are equivalent to Christianity’s heaven and hell. This comparison and contrast with the mythological afterlives throughout different eras of history, such as Norse, Greek, and Egyptian, can help us trace patterns throughout the belief of a certain topic. The goal of this paper is to explore the origins of the heaven and hell in various myths in different cultures, locations, and eras to understand certain patterns within religions that can be traced to contemporary times using a timeline. This timeline can introduce how belief in afterlives has changed throughout eras with the study of texts, images, and artifacts from history.
Recommended Citation
Cash, Samuel L., "Gods, Heaven, and Hell: An Exploration of Afterlives In Mythology and Religion" (2024). 2024 Symposium. 9.
https://dc.ewu.edu/srcw_2024/op_2024/o1_2024/9
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Gods, Heaven, and Hell: An Exploration of Afterlives In Mythology and Religion
PAT 304
With the popularity of religions throughout history, many have overlapped specifically within their systems that are equivalent to Christianity’s heaven and hell. This comparison and contrast with the mythological afterlives throughout different eras of history, such as Norse, Greek, and Egyptian, can help us trace patterns throughout the belief of a certain topic. The goal of this paper is to explore the origins of the heaven and hell in various myths in different cultures, locations, and eras to understand certain patterns within religions that can be traced to contemporary times using a timeline. This timeline can introduce how belief in afterlives has changed throughout eras with the study of texts, images, and artifacts from history.
