The Routledge History of the Devil in the Western Tradition
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The Routledge History of the Devil in the Western Tradition

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The Routledge History of the Devil in the Western Tradition

About this book

Covering a period of 2000 years, this book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the devil's role in the Western tradition and draws from history, religion, art, literature, media studies, and anthropology to provide a multifaceted view of the devil over time.

The Routledge History of the Devil in the Western Tradition examines topics such as the devil's scriptural origins, medieval development, and role in witch-hunting and possession cases, as well as the influence of the demonic on contemporary issues like terrorism, political polarisation, and digital culture. Collectively, this volume demonstrates that the demonological imagination has served as part of the glue holding Western societies together. While contexts, misfortunes, and anxieties have shifted according to time and place, many of the dynamics that underlie the devil's construction and detection have important continuities. This book, then, provides an innovative history of the anti-Westā€”the West as seen through its anxieties, fears, and attempts to define and police itself and its boundaries.

With contributions from 28 leading scholars in the field, this volume is of interest to all students and scholars of the devil in the Western world.

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Yes, you can access The Routledge History of the Devil in the Western Tradition by Richard Raiswell,Michelle D. Brock,David R. Winter in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & 19th Century History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040313695
Topic
History
Subtopic
19th Century History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication Page
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Contributors
  11. Introduction: Giving the Devil his Due
  12. 1 Satan in Biblical Literature
  13. 2 The Myth of the Devil in the Early Church
  14. 3 Experiences of Evil: The Devil in the Early Middle Ages
  15. 4 The Devil Theorised and Rationalised
  16. 5 Devils, Community, and its Boundaries
  17. 6 Placing Satan
  18. 7 The Devil's Minions
  19. 8 Satan and the Divine Plan: Politics, the Devil and the End of Days
  20. 9 Producing Devil Knowledge: Experience, Theory and Evidence
  21. 10 Communicating the Devil
  22. 11 Devil Finders
  23. 12 Demon Possession and Rituals of Purification and Eradication in Early Modern Culture
  24. 13 The Devil and Statecraft
  25. 14 Satan, Sex, and Gender in Early Modern Europe
  26. 15 Seeing Satan
  27. 16 The Devil and Colonialism
  28. 17 ā€œEvil and Desirableā€: Gothic Inversion and the Satanic Monster in 18th- and 19th-Century Fiction
  29. 18 The Devil, Protest, and the Age of Revolution
  30. 19 Devil and War: 1600ā€“1920
  31. 20 Devil, Temptation, Conscience, Emotion
  32. 21 Conjuring the Devil: The Cinematic Satan, 1899ā€“2020
  33. 22 Humanising the Devil, C. 1850ā€“2000
  34. 23 The Emergence of a ā€œSatanism Problemā€
  35. 24 Communities, Purity and Conspiracy
  36. 25 Demons, Missionaries and Migrants
  37. 26 The Digital Devil
  38. 27 Into the 21st Century
  39. Epilogue: Teaching with Demons
  40. Index