{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-devil-9780745628158","title":"A History of the Devil","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Kieckhefer, \u003ci\u003eMagic, Ritual, and Witchcraft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Thousand Years Of The Devil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Satan Makes His Entry (Twelfth To Fifteenth Centuries):\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSatan And The Myth Of Primordial Combat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGood And Bad Devils.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstilling Fear: The Diabolic Obsession At The End Of The Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evil One And The Beast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Night Of The Sabbath:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeresy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Waldensians To Witches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Hammer To Crush The Witches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSatanic Nudity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Triumph Of Demon-Mania.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mark Of The Devil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Devil In The Body:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Magical Body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Female Body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonsters And Marvels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hell Of Sex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards A History Of The Senses: The Promotion Of Sight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards A History Of The Senses: The Demonising Of Smell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Satanic Literature And Tragic Culture (1550-1650):\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fear Of Oneself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevil Books In Protestant Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tragic Culture In France.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRosset, The Devil And The Rotting Corpse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJean-Pierre Camus, Or The Spectacle Of Horror.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBloody Tales: The Devil In The News.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Baroque And Transgression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Twilight Of The Devil, From Classicism To Romanticism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSatan’s Final Apotheosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fragmented Images Of Evil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Disenchanted Devil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Symbolic Transition: From Satan To Mephistopheles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contribution Of Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeelzebub In Love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Demon Within (Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries):\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoctrinal Permanencies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving Fun With The Devil: The Gothic Novel And The Frénétiques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rebel Angel Of The Satanists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Children Of The Devil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Diabolic Unconscious.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaming The Shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Paper Devil?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Pleasure Or Terror. The Devil At The End Of The Second Millennium:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Devil, Probably Prudent Exorcism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Devilish Good”: Advertising, Beer And The Strip Cartoon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Expressionist Devil: From The Golem To Dies Irae.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Film Noir: Horror, Suspense And Perversion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica’s Demons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion. Dancing With The Devil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect List Of Films\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404359475543,"sku":"9780745628158","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-devil-9780745628158","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}