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The devil : a new biography /
"In The Devil, Philip C. Almond explores the figure of evil incarnate from the first centuries of the Christian era. Along the way, he describes the rise of demonology as an intellectual and theological pursuit, the persecution as witches of women believed to consort with the Devil and his mini...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In The Devil, Philip C. Almond explores the figure of evil incarnate from the first centuries of the Christian era. Along the way, he describes the rise of demonology as an intellectual and theological pursuit, the persecution as witches of women believed to consort with the Devil and his minions, and the decline in the belief in Hell and in angels and demons as corporeal beings as a result of the Enlightenment. Almond shows that the Prince of Darkness remains an irresistible subject in history, religion, art, literature, and culture."-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801471872 0801471877 |