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Fursey and the Fiery Globe: Refinement and Retention Fursey and the Fiery Globe: Refinement and Retention
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Barontus and the Tug-of-War Barontus and the Tug-of-War
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Drythelm: The Valley and the Hellmouth Drythelm: The Valley and the Hellmouth
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The Vision of Paul, R 6: Rustlers Ride Their Mounts The Vision of Paul, R 6: Rustlers Ride Their Mounts
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The Monk of Wenlock’s Volcano The Monk of Wenlock’s Volcano
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Letter 115 after 757 CE: Naming Names and Bringing Shame Letter 115 after 757 CE: Naming Names and Bringing Shame
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In Hell or On Its Fringes? In Hell or On Its Fringes?
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Characteristic Pains, Eternal and Temporary Characteristic Pains, Eternal and Temporary
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Fire Fire
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Being Suspended Being Suspended
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The Test Bridge The Test Bridge
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Immersion Immersion
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The Bathhouse The Bathhouse
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External Agents External Agents
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Handmade Objects Handmade Objects
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Darkness Darkness
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The Color Black The Color Black
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Cold Cold
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Oblivion Oblivion
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The Torments and Inner Death The Torments and Inner Death
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Abstract
This chapter focuses on the visionary otherworld of the early Middle Ages, wherein the damned can improve or even be saved, the living can see death, and the dead can return. In these visions, the percipients and their audience were negotiating the conventions for exchanging merits and demerits, sentiments of contrition for past deeds or wicked thoughts, and the comprehension of otherworld realities. The chapter then looks at six visionary narratives recorded from the mid-seventh to the mid-eighth centuries. These visionary narratives represent the experiences of living persons in the land of the dead. The chapter also discusses the narrative and visual aspects of visions. In the narrative, the soul moves from one scene to the next. Some areas they visit have names, others physical descriptions. As a visual experience, the soul sees the victims suffering and the environments or agents that inflict it.
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