Demons in the Middle Ages

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-942401-26-1
Verlag: ARC Humanities Press

Buch, Englisch, 131 Seiten, Format (B × H): 109 mm x 178 mm, Gewicht: 113 g

Reihe: Past Imperfect

The medieval world was full of malicious demons: fallen angels commissioned to tempt humans away from God. From demons disguised as beautiful women to demons that took frightening animal-like forms, this book explores the history of thought about demons: what they were, what they could and could not do, and how they affected human lives. It considers the debates, stories, and writing that eventually gave shape to the witchcraze of the early modern period.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ruys, Juanita Feros

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Demons in the Desert

2. Demons in the Cloisters

3. Demons in the Schoolroom

4. Demons in the World

Further Reading

Über Autor(innen)

Ruys, Juanita Feros
Juanita Feros Ruys is Director of the Sydney Node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions.