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The History of the Devil
Author | : Paul Carus |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 2012-08-15 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 0486122891 |
This treasury of facts and lore on the philosophy and practice of evil traces the concept of Satan from ancient to modern times. A collection of 350 rare and compelling images illuminate the text.
The History of the Devil / Ancient & Modern
Author | : Daniel DeFoe |
Publisher | : Destiny Image Publishers |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2022-06-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0768463173 |
The History of the Devil is a classic historical and religious book universally considered one of Daniel Defoe’s greatest works of non-fiction. The book was first published in 1726 and made an immediate impact on English literature, society and the ecclesiastical community in the early 18th century and continues to enrich humanity as a faithful source of historical and biblical truth and wisdom. The History of the Devil cleverly unfolds the actions, devices, and evil nature of Satan and his host of devils against God and mankind throughout the history of the world. Defoe divides the book into two parts: Ancient, or the time from before the creation of the universe to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ; and Modern, or from the time of Christ and establishment of the Christian Church to the present day. His style is one that uniquely blends serious biblical principles and history with lighter satirical narrative, especially when dealing with mankind’s many false presuppositions about the Devil, and clearly delineates when each, or both, is applicable to the subject of discussion.
The Devil's Historians
Author | : Amy S. Kaufman |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 2020-05-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1487587848 |
The Devil's Historians offers a passionate corrective to common - and very dangerous - myths about the medieval world.
The Origin of Satan
Author | : Elaine Pagels |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1996-04-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0679731180 |
From the National Book Award-winning and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of The Gnostic Gospels comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition. "Arresting...brilliant...this book illuminates the angels with which we must wrestle to come to the truth of our bedeviling spritual problems." —The Boston Globe With magisterial learning and the elan of a born storyteller, Pagels turns Satan’s story into an audacious exploration of Christianity’s shadow side, in which the gospel of love gives way to irrational hatreds that continue to haunt Christians and non-Christians alike.
Lucifer
Author | : Jeffrey Burton Russell |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801494291 |
"If, as Chesterton claimed, the devil's greatest triumph was convincing the modern world that he does not exist, Jeffrey Burton Russell means to rob him of his victory. Lucifer: The Devil in the Middle Ages is both a scholarly assessment of the development of diabology in the Middle Ages and an impassioned plea to the 20th century to recognize and acknowledge the existence of real, objective evil. The third in a series of works tracing the history of the devil from his Judeo-Christian roots, it represents a formidable undertaking: the devil's history is integrally related to the problem of evil, which is in turn at the heart of Western religious thought. Each of the volumes on Satan comprises, in essence, a judicious and able tour of Christian theology from the villain's point of view... Book jacket.
The Devil: A Very Short Introduction
Author | : Darren Oldridge |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2012-05-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0199580995 |
The Devil has fascinated writers and theologians since the time of the New Testament, and inspired many dramatic and haunting works of art. Today he remains a potent image in popular culture. The Devil: A Very Short Introduction presents an introduction to the Christian Devil through the history of ideas and the lives of real people.
The Prince of Darkness
Author | : Jeffrey Burton Russell |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2016-03-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1501703323 |
The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting how past generations have personified evil, he deepens our understanding of the ways in which people have dealt with the enduring problem of radical evil.After a compelling essay on the nature of evil, Russell uncovers the origins of the concept of the Devil in various early cultures and then traces its evolution in Western thought from the time of the ancient Hebrews through the first centuries of the Christian era. Next he turns to the medieval view of the Devil, focusing on images found in folklore, scholastic thought, art, literature, mysticism, and witchcraft. Finally, he follows the Devil into our own era, where he draws on examples from theology, philosophy, art, literature, and popular culture to describe the great changes in this traditional notion of evil brought about by the intellectual and cultural developments of modern times.Is the Devil an outmoded superstition, as most educated people today believe? Or do the horrors of the twentieth century and the specter of nuclear war make all too clear the continuing need for some vital symbol of radical evil? A single-volume distillation of Russell's epic tetralogy on the nature and personifcation of evil from ancient times to the present (published by Cornell University Press between 1977 and 1986), The Prince of Darkness invites readers to confront these and other critical questions as they explore the past faces of that figure who has been called the second most famous personage in Christianity.