Mephistopheles
The Devil in the Modern World
Cornell University Press · Print & ebook · February 22, 1990
An excellent and important intellectual history.?Library Journal Using examples from theology, philosophy, art, literature, and popular culture, Russell describes the great changes effected in our idea of the Devil by the intellectual and cultural developments of modern times.
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- Who it’s for
- The Devil’s modern image takes shape through shifts in thought, art, faith, and popular culture.
- Themes
- The Devil in modern intellectual history, Religious and cultural change, Fragmentation of tradition
- Genres
- Demonology & Satanism, Christian History, Angels & Demons
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An excellent and important intellectual history.?Library Journal Using examples from theology, philosophy, art, literature, and popular culture, Russell describes the great changes effected in our idea of the Devil by the intellectual and cultural developments of modern times. Mephistopheles is the fourth and final volume of Jeffrey Burton Russell's critically acclaimed history of the concept of the Devil.
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The series constitutes the most complete historical study ever made of the figure called the second most famous personage in Christianity. In the first three volumes, the author brought the history of Christian diabology to the end of the Middle Ages. This volume continues the story from the Reformation to the present, tracing the fragmentation of the tradition.
Ideas of the Devil
The Devil’s modern image takes shape through shifts in thought, art, faith, and popular culture.
Come here for
- Follow the Devil’s changing place in modern ideas
- Read across theology, philosophy, art, and popular culture
Expect
- A history from the Reformation to the present
- The final volume in a history of Christian ideas about the Devil
Where it sits
| Demonology & Satanism | 59% |
|---|---|
| Christian History | 30% |
| Angels & Demons | 21% |
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Publisher categories
- Religious Lives
- Comparative Religion
- History of Religion
- Angels & Demons
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- Demonology & Satanism
- Authors
- Jeffrey Burton Russell
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- February 22, 1990
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- The Devil in modern intellectual history · Religious and cultural change · Fragmentation of tradition
- Reading lane
- Religious Lives