| Description |
1 online resource (305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| 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."-- Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Devil.
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Devil -- Christianity.
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Demonology.
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Angelology & Demonology.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Theology.
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Demonology
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Devil
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Devil -- Christianity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780801471872 |
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0801471877 |
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