| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 257 pages) |
| Series |
Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X ; v. 108 |
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Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 108.
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| Contents |
Demons and the Devil in ancient and medieval Christianity : introduction, summary, reflection / Nienke Vos -- Monotheismus und Teufelsglaube : Entstehung und Psychologie des biblischen Satansmythos / Gerd Theissen -- Stoics on souls and demons : reconstructing Stoic demonology / Keimpe Algra -- Demons and exorcisms in the Gospel of Mark / Geert van Oyen -- The application of magical formulas of invocation in Christian contexts / Hagit Amirav -- Exorcism : tackling the Devil by word of mouth / Toon Bastiaensen -- Justin Martyr and his demon-ridden universe / Theodoor Korteweg -- Demons without and within : the representation of demons, the saint, and the soul in early Christian lives, letters, and sayings / Nienke Vos -- Demons among the Messalians / Boudewijn Dehandschutter -- Denominations of the Devil and demons in the Missale Gothicum / Gerard Bartelink -- Overshadowing or foreshadowing return : the role of demons in Eriugena's Periphyseon / Willemien Otten -- Horro vacui : evil in the incarnated world of the Bibles moralisées / Babette Hellemans |
| Summary |
This collection of essays analyzes the role of demons and the devil in ancient and medieval Christianity. Proceeding from a variety of scholarly perspectives-historical, philosophical and theological, as well as philological, liturgical and theoretical-the volume's diverse approach matches the complexity of its chosen theme |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English and German |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Demonology -- History -- Congresses
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Demonology -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Congresses
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Demonology -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 -- Congresses
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Demonology -- Biblical teaching -- Congresses
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Spiritual Warfare.
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Angelology & Demonology.
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Demonology
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Demonology -- Biblical teaching
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vos, Nienke
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Otten, Willemien
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| ISBN |
9789004196179 |
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900419617X |
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9789004208056 |
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9004208054 |
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