A Companion to the Devil and Demons, c.1100-1750 /
For medieval and early modern Europeans, the Devil and his demonic minions were seen as increasingly active. They tempted monks, tortured the unwary, and conspired against humanity. They were responsible for waves of heresy, plague, famine, and religious division, and they formed unholy alliances fo...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2025.
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Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition ;
111.
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
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Call Number: BT975
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Kathryn A. Edwards
- Part 1: The Medieval Intellectual Foundation
- 2 The Realms of the Demonic
- Philip C. Almond
- 3 Demons in Medieval Monasticism
- Juanita Feros Ruys
- 4 Demons in Medieval Scholasticism
- Kathryn A. Edwards
- 5 Necromancy and the Demonic
- Julien Véronèse
- Part 2: Demons of the Confessional Era
- 6 The Devil in the Reformations
- Gary K. Waite
- 7 Demons and Angels
- David Johannes Olszynski
- 8 Discerning Spirits
- Fabián Alejandro Campagne
- 9 Possession and Exorcism
- Ismael del Olmo
- Part 3: Interpreting Demons in Daily Life
- 10 Demons in Early Modern Judaism
- Dean Phillip Bell
- 11 The Demonic and Non-human Beings
- Lizanne Henderson
- 12 Demons and "Those Who Return"
- Kathryn A. Edwards
- 13 Prodigies, Providence, and the Devil
- Robin B. Barnes
- Part 4: Demons, Witchcraft, and Science
- 14 Early Modern Demonologies
- David J. Collins, SJ
- 15 The Demonic and Witchcraft
- Hans de Waardt
- 16 The Devil in Nature
- Richard Raiswell
- 17 Skepticism and the Demonic
- Michelle D. Brock
- Part 5: Depicting Demons
- 18 The Devil from the Pulpit
- Rita Voltmer
- 19 Demons and the Popular Press
- James Sharpe
- 20 The Devil in Visual Media
- Charles Zika
- Bibliography
- Index.