Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

sensory paradise rewards

sensory_paradise_rewards

A motif of the Afterlife Navigation and Passage family, within the sub-family Paradise Rewards, Pleasures, and Reconciliation. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5003-5059 confidence: medium

    Persian Magi are said to believe in Behisht/Mnu, a paradise for the righteous with delights and black-eyed nymphs, Hurni behisht, cared for by the angel Zamiyd; the commentator says Mohammed seems to have taken a hint from this.

    The passage groups delights, eating and drinking, wives, and paradisiacal companions as images of afterlife felicity.

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