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The subject of limbo does not occupy much interest in contemporary theological studies, and, as far as more general interests in the subject of the stratification of hell or its environs, limbo has suffered greatly both in popular understanding and knowledge of its cultural implications, for example, in the studies of the Harrowing of Hell plays from medieval mystery cycles. Even the location of hell, not to even mention that of limbo, is no longer a hotly debated issue for both theologians and artists.
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Smith, J.S. (1997). The Representation of Limbo in Medieval Drama. In: Tymieniecka, AT. (eds) Passion for Place Book II. Analecta Husserliana, vol 51. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2549-1_1
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