Paradise

Here are entered works on a place of perfection or great happiness, either in the distant past or future life. Works on the celestial dwelling place of deities or of God, or on the achievement in a future life of a place or state of communion with God, union with the divine, or eternal peace are entered under [Heaven.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097749
- info:lc/authorities/sh85097749
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85097749#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
- LCSH Collection - Authorized Headings
- LCSH Collection - General Collection
Broader Terms
- Future life
Narrower Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb12651084m
Sources
- found: Britannica micro.
- found: Dict. of comparative religion, 1970.
- found: Eliade, M. Encyc. of religion, 1987.
LC Classification
- BL540
General Notes
- Here are entered works on a place of perfection or great happiness, either in the distant past or future life. Works on the celestial dwelling place of deities or of God, or on the achievement in a future life of a place or state of communion with God, union with the divine, or eternal peace are entered under [Heaven.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Heaven]
Change Notes
- 2003-01-08: new
- 2007-09-11: revised

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