Image Of Hell In Dante's Inferno

An Inferno With No Flames In his early 14th century book, The Inferno, Dante Alighieri wrote, “Through me you go into a city of weeping; through me you go into eternal pain; through me you go amongst the lost people.” In the quote, “me,” is referring to Hell. Here, Dante describes his version of Hell for us. Through Hell, the human soul enters a city of weeping; Dante mentions the city of Dis, which embodies a large portion of Hell. Dante then claims, in Hell you will receive an eternal punishment. Lastly, Dante claims, through Hell one will be amongst the lost people; meaning that there are other human souls that reside there with you. These claims from Dante’s Inferno are some of the attributes that piece together the fundamental form of Hell in the Renaissance and Colonial periods. Although, in the recent centuries, particularly the present time, the Christian ideology of life after death has been envisioned differently. Most of what Dante
As a result, society spontaneously created an image and theme for both. The images and themes have continued to evolve with society. Thus the question arises: without much description of heaven and hell in scripture, how has society influenced the Christian vision of life after death? This paper will start off by establishing a solid image of Hell from when it came into existence. Then this paper will convey a solid image of Hell as it is now. Afterwards exploring the time in between this point A and point B to find the key changes in theme and appearance. With appropriate research the paper will cite evidence relating to these shifts. Whereafter the paper will do the same procedure with Heaven, as the one that was with Hell. Finally, comparing the shifts of both Heaven and Hell to find similarities, differences, and even logical answers or reasoning to why the shifts