The devil: a new biography
"In The Devil, Philip C. Almond explores the figure of evil incarnate from the first centuries of the Christian era. Along the way, he describes the rise of demonology as an intellectual and theological pursuit, the persecution as witches of women believed to consort with the Devil and his minions, and the decline in the belief in Hell and in angels and demons as corporeal beings as a result of the Enlightenment. Almond shows that the Prince of Darkness remains an irresistible subject in histor…
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- Full title :The devil : a new biography / Philip C. Almond.
Summary
"In The Devil, Philip C. Almond explores the figure of evil incarnate from the first centuries of the Christian era. Along the way, he describes the rise of demonology as an intellectual and theological pursuit, the persecution as witches of women believed to consort with the Devil and his minions, and the decline in the belief in Hell and in angels and demons as corporeal beings as a result of the Enlightenment. Almond shows that the Prince of Darkness remains an irresistible subject in history, religion, art, literature, and culture."--
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- Publication Date:©2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cornell University Press
- Place of Publication:Ithaca, New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2014
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780801471872, 0801471877
- DOI:10.7591/9780801471872
- oclc:ocn891382326
- LC Classification:BF1548
- Dewey Decimal:235/.4
Table of Contents
The Devil is born -- The fall of the Devil -- Hell's angel -- The Devil rides out -- Devilish bodies -- The Devil and the witch -- A very possessing Devil -- The Devil defeated -- The death of the Devil.
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