Demons in Early Judaism and Christianity : Characters and Characteristics /

Demons in Early Judaism and Christianity : Characters and Characteristics /

This volume sheds light on how Jews and Christians in Antiquity understood the nature and characteristics of demons. The contributions cover a wide range of corpora and explore aspects of continuity and change as ideas flowed between groups and cultures.

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Other Authors: Lössl, Josef (Editor), Patmore, Hector M. (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022.

Series: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity ; 113.

Subjects:

Ancient Judaism.
Biblical Studies.
Early Church & Patristics.
Religion in Antiquity.
Religion.
Religious Studies.
Ancient Near East and Egypt.

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Call Number: BS586.A35

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Introduction /
  • Hector M. Patmore and Josef Lössl
  • 1 Demonic Exegesis /
  • Hector M. Patmore
  • 2 Δαίμονες and Demons in Hellenistic Judaism: Continuities and Transformations /
  • Anna Angelini
  • 3 The Demon Asmodeus in the Tobit Tradition: His Nature and Character
  • Beate Ego
  • 4 Paul's Suprahumanizing Exegesis: Rewriting the Defeat of God's Enemies in 1 Corinthians, Romans, and Ephesians /
  • John K. Goodrich
  • 5 Courting Daimons in Corinth: Daimonic Partnerships, Cosmic Hierarchies and Divine Jealousy in 1 Corinthians 8-10 /
  • Matthew Sharp
  • 6 Demons and Vices in Early Christianity /
  • Tom de Bruin
  • 7 The 'Demonogony' of Tatian's Oratio ad Graecos: Jewish and Greek Influences /
  • Josef Lössl
  • 8 St. Jerome, Demons, and Jewish Tradition /
  • C. T. R. Hayward
  • 9 Demonic "Tollhouses" and Visions of the Afterlife in Pseudo-Cyril of Alexandria's Homily: De exitu animi /
  • Emmanouela Grypeou
  • 10 The Naked Demon: Alternative Interpretations of the Alexamenos Graffito /
  • Hagit Amirav and Peter-Ben Smit
  • 11 Negotiating Danger: Demonic Manipulations in Jewish Babylonia /
  • Alexander W. Marcus
  • 12 Demons and Scatology: Cursed Toilets and Haunted Baths in Late Antique Judaism /
  • Ilaria Briata
  • 13 The King of Demons in the Universe of the Rabbis /
  • Reuven Kiperwasser
  • 14 The Gender and Sexuality of Demons in the Art of the Aramaic Incantation Bowls /
  • Naama Vilozny
  • Index.