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The Routledge History of the Devil in the Western Tradition / edited by Richard Raiswell, Michelle D. Brock, and David R. Winter.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge Histories Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Devil--History of doctrines.
- Devil.
- Demonology--History.
- Demonology.
- Civilization, Western--History.
- Civilization, Western.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (599 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2025]
- Summary:
- Covering a period of two thousand years, this book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the devil's role in the Western tradition and draws from history, religion, art, literature, media studies and anthropology to provide a multifaceted view of the devil over time.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction: Giving the Devil his Due
- 1. Satan in Biblical Literature
- 2. The Myth of the Devil in the Early Church
- 3. Experiences of Evil: The Devil in the Early Middle Ages
- 4. The Devil Theorised and Rationalised
- 5. Devils, Community, and its Boundaries
- 6. Placing Satan
- 7. The Devil's Minions
- 8. Satan and the Divine Plan: Politics, the Devil and the End of Days
- 9. Producing Devil Knowledge: Experience, Theory and Evidence
- 10. Communicating the Devil
- 11. Devil Finders
- 12. Demon Possession and Rituals of Purification and Eradication in Early Modern Culture
- 13. The Devil and Statecraft
- 14. Satan, Sex, and Gender in Early Modern Europe
- 15. Seeing Satan
- 16. The Devil and Colonialism
- 17. "Evil and Desirable": Gothic Inversion and the Satanic Monster in 18th- and 19th-Century Fiction
- 18. The Devil, Protest, and the Age of Revolution
- 19. Devil and War: 1600-1920
- 20. Devil, Temptation, Conscience, Emotion
- 21. Conjuring the Devil: The Cinematic Satan, 1899-2020
- 22. Humanising the Devil, C. 1850-2000
- 23. The Emergence of a "Satanism Problem"
- 24. Communities, Purity and Conspiracy
- 25. Demons, Missionaries and Migrants
- 26. The Digital Devil
- 27. Into the 21st Century
- Epilogue: Teaching with Demons
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781003096603
- 1003096603
- 9781040313695
- 1040313698
- OCLC:
- 1511107037
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