A History of the Devil

From the Middle Ages to the Present

Robert Muchembled author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:31st Oct '03

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This highly original and engaging book by French historian Robert Muchembled, is a journey through time and space in search of the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture.

  • An outstanding book about the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture.
  • Robert Muchembled is a well-known historian and an expert on witchcraft, whose work has already been translated into many languages.
  • The author highlights the way that the changing notion of evil is connected to other changes in society at large.
  • Draws on a wealth of examples, from the witch-hunts of the 15th and 16th centuries, to the films of Stanley Kubrick.
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"Only on one level a history of the Devil; on a deeper level it is a history of the shifting and fluctuating status the Devil has occupied in Western culture ... a valuable book, once one has recognized its unusual intentions."

Richard Kieckhefer, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft

ISBN: 9780745628158

Dimensions: 236mm x 158mm x 32mm

Weight: 644g

360 pages