The Devil - A New Biography

It is often said that the devil has all the best tunes. He also has as many names as he has guises. Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub (in Christian thought), Ha-Satan or the Adversary (in Jewish scripture) and Iblis or Shaitan (in Islamic tradition) has throughout the ages and across civilizations been a compelling and charismatic presence. For two thousand years the supposed reign of God has been challenged by the fiery malice of his opponent, as contending forces of good and evil have between them weighed human souls in the balance. In this rich and multi-textured biography, Philip C Almond explores the figure of the devil from the first centuries of the Christian era through the rise of classical demonology and witchcraft persecutions to the modern post-Enlightenment ''decline'' of Hell. The author shows that the Prince of Darkness, in all his incarnations, remains an irresistible subject in history, religion, art, literature and culture.>

Product details

• Authors: Philip C Almond, Philip C. Almond, Almond Philip C.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.2021
• EAN: 9781350274259
• ISBN: 978-1-350-27425-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 214 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History of Ideas, RELIGION / History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, comparative religion, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Christian Theology / History, RELIGION / Demonology & Satanism, PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil, History of art / art & design styles, History of Religion, History of Art, History: earliest times to present day, Satanism & demonology, General and world history, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Occult Studies, Satanism and demonology