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A History of the Devil: From the Middle Ages to the Present

A History of the Devil: From the Middle Ages to the Present - Paperback

by Robert Muchembled
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert MuchembledPublish date:2004-01-16Pages:349
Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9780745628165ISBN-10:745628168UPC:9780745628165Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Demonology & Satanism, Sociology of ReligionSize:8.92 x 5.98 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SC1TW5D81R

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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9780745628165ISBN-10:745628168UPC:9780745628165Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Demonology & Satanism, Sociology of ReligionSize:8.92 x 5.98 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SC1TW5D81R
Robert Muchembled is a professor of history at the University of Paris XIII.
Publisher: Polity Press

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