A History of the Devil
From the Middle Ages to the Present
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 31. October 2003
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-7456-2815-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
"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
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-2815-8 (9780745628158)
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Person
Robert Muchembled is a professor of history at the University of Paris XIII.
Content
Acknowledgements. Introduction: A Thousand Years Of The Devil.
1. Satan Makes His Entry (Twelfth To Fifteenth Centuries):.
Satan And The Myth Of Primordial Combat.
Good And Bad Devils.
Instilling Fear: The Diabolic Obsession At The End Of The Middle Ages.
The Evil One And The Beast.
2. The Night Of The Sabbath:.
Heresy.
From Waldensians To Witches.
A Hammer To Crush The Witches.
Satanic Nudity.
The Triumph Of Demon-Mania.
The Mark Of The Devil.
3. The Devil In The Body:.
The Magical Body.
The Female Body.
Monsters And Marvels.
The Hell Of Sex.
Towards A History Of The Senses: The Promotion Of Sight.
Towards A History Of The Senses: The Demonising Of Smell.
4. Satanic Literature And Tragic Culture (1550-1650):.
The Fear Of Oneself.
Devil Books In Protestant Germany.
The Tragic Culture In France.
Rosset, The Devil And The Rotting Corpse.
Jean-Pierre Camus, Or The Spectacle Of Horror.
Bloody Tales: The Devil In The News.
The Baroque And Transgression.
5. The Twilight Of The Devil, From Classicism To Romanticism:.
Satan's Final Apotheosis.
The Fragmented Images Of Evil.
A Disenchanted Devil.
The Symbolic Transition: From Satan To Mephistopheles.
The Contribution Of Fiction.
Beelzebub In Love.
6. The Demon Within (Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries):.
Doctrinal Permanencies.
Having Fun With The Devil: The Gothic Novel And The Frenetiques.
The Rebel Angel Of The Satanists.
The Children Of The Devil.
The Diabolic Unconscious.
Taming The Shadows.
A Paper Devil?.
7. Pleasure Or Terror. The Devil At The End Of The Second Millennium:.
The Devil, Probably Prudent Exorcism.
"Devilish Good": Advertising, Beer And The Strip Cartoon.
The Expressionist Devil: From The Golem To Dies Irae.
The Film Noir: Horror, Suspense And Perversion.
America's Demons.
Conclusion. Dancing With The Devil.
Select Bibliography.
Select List Of Films
1. Satan Makes His Entry (Twelfth To Fifteenth Centuries):.
Satan And The Myth Of Primordial Combat.
Good And Bad Devils.
Instilling Fear: The Diabolic Obsession At The End Of The Middle Ages.
The Evil One And The Beast.
2. The Night Of The Sabbath:.
Heresy.
From Waldensians To Witches.
A Hammer To Crush The Witches.
Satanic Nudity.
The Triumph Of Demon-Mania.
The Mark Of The Devil.
3. The Devil In The Body:.
The Magical Body.
The Female Body.
Monsters And Marvels.
The Hell Of Sex.
Towards A History Of The Senses: The Promotion Of Sight.
Towards A History Of The Senses: The Demonising Of Smell.
4. Satanic Literature And Tragic Culture (1550-1650):.
The Fear Of Oneself.
Devil Books In Protestant Germany.
The Tragic Culture In France.
Rosset, The Devil And The Rotting Corpse.
Jean-Pierre Camus, Or The Spectacle Of Horror.
Bloody Tales: The Devil In The News.
The Baroque And Transgression.
5. The Twilight Of The Devil, From Classicism To Romanticism:.
Satan's Final Apotheosis.
The Fragmented Images Of Evil.
A Disenchanted Devil.
The Symbolic Transition: From Satan To Mephistopheles.
The Contribution Of Fiction.
Beelzebub In Love.
6. The Demon Within (Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries):.
Doctrinal Permanencies.
Having Fun With The Devil: The Gothic Novel And The Frenetiques.
The Rebel Angel Of The Satanists.
The Children Of The Devil.
The Diabolic Unconscious.
Taming The Shadows.
A Paper Devil?.
7. Pleasure Or Terror. The Devil At The End Of The Second Millennium:.
The Devil, Probably Prudent Exorcism.
"Devilish Good": Advertising, Beer And The Strip Cartoon.
The Expressionist Devil: From The Golem To Dies Irae.
The Film Noir: Horror, Suspense And Perversion.
America's Demons.
Conclusion. Dancing With The Devil.
Select Bibliography.
Select List Of Films