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by Paul Carus
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ISBN: 0486466035 Dover Publications Price: $16.95 |
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A renowned scholar follows the devil around the world in this fascinating survey of satanic manifestations in a variety of cultures and eras. Highlights include demonology in ancient Egypt; in Hindu, Buddhist, and early Christian thought; and throughout the Inquisition and Reformation. The scholarly and intriguing text is enhanced by 350 rare illustrations.
Reprint of the Bell Publishing Company, New York, 1969 edition.
Table of Contents for The History of the Devil: With 350 Illustrations
| Good and Evil as Religious Ideas | |||||||
| Devil Worship | |||||||
| Ancient Egypt | |||||||
| Accad and the Early Semites | |||||||
| Persian Dualism | |||||||
| Israel | |||||||
| Brahmanism and Hinduism | |||||||
| Buddhism | |||||||
| The Dawn of a New Era | |||||||
| Early Christianity | |||||||
| The Idea of Salvation in Greece and Italy | |||||||
| The Demonology of Northern Europe | |||||||
| The Devil's Prime | |||||||
| The Inquisition | |||||||
| The Age of the Reformation | |||||||
| The Abolition of Witch-Prosecution | |||||||
| In Verse and Fable | |||||||
| The Philosophical Problem of Good and Evil |