Demons and the Devil in ancient and medieval Christianity / edited by Nienke Vos and Willemien Otten.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vos, Nienke.

Otten, Willemien.

Series:

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 108.

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X ; v. 108

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demonology--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600--Congresses.

Demonology.

Demonology--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of essays approaches the role of demons and the devil in ancient and medieval Christianity from a variety of scholarly perspectives: historical, philosophical, and theological as well as philological, liturgical, and theoretical. In the opening article Gerd Theissen presents a wide-ranging overview of the role of the devil, spanning the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and patristic literature. The contributions that follow address texts on the devil, demons, and evil, and are drawn from ancient philosophy, the New Testament, early Christian apologetics, hagiography, and history. Covering primarily the patristic period, the volume also contains articles on medieval sources. The introduction discusses the different angles of approach found in the articles in an effort to shed fresh light on this familiar but also uniquely troubling theme.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / N. Vos and W. Otten

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 / A.A.R. 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

Horror Vacui: Evil In The Incarnated World Of The Bibles Moralisées / Babette Hellemans

Index Locorum / N. Vos and W. Otten.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Based on a conference held Oct. 6-7, 2006 in Heeze, Netherlands.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-16124-9

9786613161246

90-04-20805-4

OCLC:

743693826

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004196179.i-257 DOI