A History of the Devil
From the Middle Ages to the Present
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:31st Oct '03
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- Hardback£60.00(9780745628158)
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. <
"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: 9780745628165
Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 27mm
Weight: 526g
360 pages