{"product_id":"the-devil-9781350274259","title":"The Devil","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is often said that the devil has all the best tunes. He also has as many names as he has guises. Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub (in Christian thought), Ha-Satan or the Adversary (in Jewish scripture) and Iblis or Shaitan (in Islamic tradition) has throughout the ages and across civilizations been a compelling and charismatic presence. For two thousand years the supposed reign of God has been challenged by the fiery malice of his opponent, as contending forces of good and evil have between them weighed human souls in the balance. In this rich and multi-textured biography, Philip C Almond explores the figure of the devil from the first centuries of the Christian era through the rise of classical demonology and witchcraft persecutions to the modern post-Enlightenment ''decline'' of Hell. The author shows that the Prince of Darkness, in all his incarnations, remains an irresistible subject in history, religion, art, literature and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgements  Prologue   Chapter One: The ‘Birth’ of the Devil  \t Angels and Demons, Sons and Lovers ‘The Book of the Watchers’ Angels, Arising and Falling The Birth of ‘Satan’ The Archdemon Belial Satan and Jesus The Fall of the Dragon  Chapter Two: The Fall of the Devil  \tThe Fall of Man \tThe Satanic Serpent \tPride Cometh before a Fall  \tLucifer Descending The Battleground of History  Chapter Three: Hell’s Angel  \tPaying Off the Devil \tThe Demonic Paradox \tThe Harrowing of Hades  \tIn Hell, and in the Air \t Chapter Four: The Devil Rides Out  \tA Pope Bewitched \tCathars, Moderate and Extreme \tAngels and Demons  \tThe Demonisation of Magic \tMagic Defined, Damned, and Defended \tConjuring Demons and Conversations with Angels  Chapter Five: Devilish Bodies   \tThe Demonisation of Popular Magic \tErrors Not Cathartic but Satanic  The Devil, Sex and Sexuality  \tEmbodied Demons  Chapter Six: The Devil and the Witch  \tInfanticide and Cannibalism \tTravels Sabbatical \tThe Satanic Pact \tThe Devil’s Mark  Chapter Seven: A Very Possessing Devil   \tThe Possessed Body \tPossession, Medicine, and Sceptics \tForensic Demonology \tBeyond the Borders of the Human \tExorcising the Devil  \t  Chapter Eight: The Devil Defeated  \tThe Binding and Loosing of Satan \tThe Antichrist \tAdso and the Antichrist \tThe Future Binding of Satan \tApocalypse Now \tSatan and the Fires of Hell  Chapter Nine: The ‘Death’ of the Devil  \tSatan and Superstition \tThe Cessation of Miracles \tThe Devil De-skilled \tThe Devil Disembodied \tBodies, Platonic and Demonic \tDisenchanting the World  Epilogue  Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738613690711,"sku":"9781350274259","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350274259.jpg?v=1720049657","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-devil-9781350274259","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}