This text attempts to capture a glimpse of heaven ranging from the ethereal to the mundane, utilizing means as diverse as maps, cathedrals, songs, treatises, poems, visions and even sewer systems. It examines well-known and previously unexplored texts and artifacts from the fields of history, theology, philosophy, art history and literature to compliment and challenge more general surveys of the history of heaven.
This text attempts to capture a glimpse of heaven ranging from the ethereal to the mundane, utilizing means as diverse as maps, cathedrals, songs, tre...