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  2. Correspondence (theology) - Wikipedia

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    Correspondence is a relationship between two levels of existence. The term was coined by the 18th-century theologian Emanuel Swedenborg in his Arcana Cœlestia (1749–1756), Heaven and Hell (1758) and other works.

  3. List of death deities - Wikipedia

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    Seker, a falcon god of the Memphite necropolis who was known as a patron of the living, as well as a god of the dead. He is known to be closely tied to Osiris He is known to be closely tied to Osiris Serapis , Graeco-Egyptian syncretistic deity, combining elements of Osiris , the Apis Bull , Hades , Demeter , and Dionysus .

  4. Hell in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The Baltimore Catechism defined Hell by using the word "state" alone: "Hell is a state to which the wicked are condemned, and in which they are deprived of the sight of God for all eternity, and are in dreadful torments." However, suffering is characterized as both mental and physical: "The damned will suffer in both mind and body, because both ...

  5. Naraka (Hinduism) - Wikipedia

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    Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक), also called Yamaloka, is the Hindu equivalent of Hell, where sinners are tormented after death. [1] It is also the abode of Yama, the god of Death. It is described as located in the south of the universe and beneath the earth.

  6. Ammit - Wikipedia

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    Ammit would be situated near the scale, awaiting the results. While Thoth, the god of hieroglyphs and judgment, would record the results. [30] The heart of the deceased was weighed against the feather of Ma'at, [c] the goddess of truth. [4] [15] [28] The feather of Ma'at symbolized the balance, and truthfulness needed to be present during one's ...

  7. Purgatory - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the rest of hell, when the last Muslim sinner repented, Jahannam would cease to exist. [143] Some scholars asserted by referring to God's mercy (r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi) that hell will eventually end. This doctrine is referred to as fana' al-nar ('annihilation of fire'). However, this doctrine is not universally accepted in Islam and ...

  8. Hel (mythological being) - Wikipedia

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    The Old Norse name Hel is identical to the name of the location over which she rules. It stems from the Proto-Germanic feminine noun *haljō-'concealed place, the underworld' (compare with Gothic halja, Old English hel or hell, Old Frisian helle, Old Saxon hellia, Old High German hella), itself a derivative of *helan-'to cover > conceal, hide' (compare with OE helan, OF hela, OS helan, OHG helan).

  9. Attachment theory and psychology of religion - Wikipedia

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    This theory suggests a "secure" IWM of self and others predicts viewing God as supporting. A person with a preoccupied or anxious attachment may be expected to have a deeply emotional, grasping relationship with their idea of God, while a person with an avoidant attachment would be expected to view a God as remote or inaccessible. [1]