The Devil: A Biography - Hardcover

Stanford, Peter

 
9780805030822: The Devil: A Biography
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0805030824 ISBN 13: 9780805030822
Verlag: Henry Holt & Co, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

Evil - disturbing, inexplicable, deeply rooted - persists. Inching toward the millennium, we speak of the Devil once again: in tabloid accounts of cults, in popular novels, and even in scholarly theological works. We are back where we began 2,000 years ago: going to the Devil.
Now, in this informed, lucid, and very readable biography, Peter Stanford introduces us to this figure of fascination. Tracing the idea back to the pre-Christian era with its many devils, he pauses to explore Judaism's approach, then moves on to concentrate on Christianity's contribution: the creation of the monster we know today. Stanford casts his net widely to include literature and the arts, folklore and psychology, history and theology, and he distills a wealth of complex information - from early Church teachings to medieval iconography, from witchcraft and satanism to satanic cults and modern-day exorcisms. The result is a lively, engaging account of an age-old enemy.

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Verlag
Henry Holt & Co
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0805030824
ISBN 13 
9780805030822
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
315
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