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The Devil: A New Biography


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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.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements

Prologue


Chapter One: The ‘Birth’ of the Devil

Angels and Demons, Sons and Lovers
‘The Book of the Watchers’
Angels, Arising and Falling
The Birth of ‘Satan’
The Archdemon Belial
Satan and Jesus
The Fall of the Dragon

Chapter Two: The Fall of the Devil

The Fall of Man
The Satanic Serpent
Pride Cometh before a Fall
Lucifer Descending
The Battleground of History

Chapter Three: Hell’s Angel

Paying Off the Devil
The Demonic Paradox
The Harrowing of Hades
In Hell, and in the Air

Chapter Four: The Devil Rides Out

A Pope Bewitched
Cathars, Moderate and Extreme
Angels and Demons
The Demonisation of Magic
Magic Defined, Damned, and Defended
Conjuring Demons and Conversations with Angels

Chapter Five: Devilish Bodies

The Demonisation of Popular Magic
Errors Not Cathartic but Satanic
The Devil, Sex and Sexuality
Embodied Demons

Chapter Six: The Devil and the Witch

Infanticide and Cannibalism
Travels Sabbatical
The Satanic Pact
The Devil’s Mark

Chapter Seven: A Very Possessing Devil

The Possessed Body
Possession, Medicine, and Sceptics
Forensic Demonology
Beyond the Borders of the Human
Exorcising the Devil

Chapter Eight: The Devil Defeated

The Binding and Loosing of Satan
The Antichrist
Adso and the Antichrist
The Future Binding of Satan
Apocalypse Now
Satan and the Fires of Hell

Chapter Nine: The ‘Death’ of the Devil

Satan and Superstition
The Cessation of Miracles
The Devil De-skilled
The Devil Disembodied
Bodies, Platonic and Demonic
Disenchanting the World

Epilogue

Notes
Bibliography
Index



About the Author :
Philip C Almond is Emeritus Professor of Religion in the University of Queensland. His previous books include The Witches of Warboys: An Extraordinary Story of Sorcery, Sadism and Satanic Possession (2008), England's First Demonologist: Reginald Scot and 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft' (2011) and The Lancashire Witches: A Chronicle of Sorcery and Death on Pendle Hill (2012), all published by I.B.Tauris.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781350274259
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Height: 214 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Sub Title: A New Biography
  • Width: 138 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1350274259
  • Publisher Date: 09 Sep 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 34 mm
  • Weight: 450 gr


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