the Harrowing of Hell

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• Harrowing of Hell — The Harrowing of Hell, depicted in the Petites Heures de Jean de Berry, 14th c. illuminated manuscript commissioned by John, Duke of Berry. The Harrowing of Hell (Latin Descensus Christi ad Inferos the descent of Christ into hell ) is a doctrine… …   Wikipedia

• Harrowing of Hell — • This is the Old English and Middle English term for the triumphant descent of Christ into hell (or Hades) between the time of His Crucifixion and His Resurrection, when, according to Christian belief, He brought salvation to the souls held… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Harrowing of Hell (drama) — The Harrowing of Hell is a eighth century Latin piece in fifty five lines found in the Anglo Saxon Book of Cerne (folios 98v ndash;99v). It is probably a Northumbrian piece, written in prose and verse, where the former serves either as a set of… …   Wikipedia

• Harrowing of Hell — (Anastasis, Descent into Limbo)    In medieval Christian tradition, the soul of Christ was believed to have descended into hell after his crucifixion and before his resurrection, and to have delivered from their imprisonment the souls of the… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• harrowing of hell — noun A raid into the underworld by a heroic figure …   Wiktionary

• Hell in Christian beliefs — Hell, in Christian beliefs, is a place or a state in which the souls of the unsaved will suffer the consequences of sin. The Christian doctrine of hell derives from the teaching of the New Testament, where hell is typically described using the… …   Wikipedia

• Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell — Directed by Curtis Harrington Produced by Lou Morheim …   Wikipedia

• The Tower (Tarot card) — The Tower (XVI) (most common modern name) is the sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. History This card, which follows immediately after The Devil in all Tarots …   Wikipedia

• The Theatre —     The Theatre     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Theatre     Considering the tone of what is preserved to us of the works of the Greek tragedians and even of the comedies of Plautus and Terence, it seems at first difficult to understand the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• hell — like, adj. /hel/, n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus. 2. any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father s life a hell on earth. 3.… …   Universalium

• hell —    The underworld abode of souls of the dead. In Christianity, hell is the opposite of heaven and is the place ruled by the DEVIL, where DEMONs torment sinners for eternity. Hell is the complete absence of God, light, and love; a place of… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology