{"product_id":"demonology-and-devil-lore-paperback-9781108044141","title":"Demonology and Devil-Lore (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108044141","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDemonology and Devil-Lore\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA two-volume work, first published in 1879, examining the origins and decline of belief in demons across the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMoncure Daniel Conway (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108044141, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e450 pages, 32 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMoncure Daniel Conway (1832–1907), the son of a Virginian plantation-owner, became a Unitarian minister but his anti-slavery views made him controversial. He later became a freethinker, and following the outbreak of the Civil War, which deeply divided his own family, he left the United States for England in 1863. He gained a reputation for being the 'least orthodox preacher in London', and was acquainted with many figures in the literary and scientific world, including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin. In this two-volume work, first published in 1879, Conway draws from examples across the world to discuss the origins and decline of beliefs in demons. In Volume 1, he classifies types of demon and argues that the various types are personifications of the main obstacles to 'primitive man': he finds in mythology across the world examples of animal demons and demons of hunger, fire and disease.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I: 1. Dualism\u003cbr\u003e 2. The genesis of demons\u003cbr\u003e 3. Degradation\u003cbr\u003e 4. The abgott\u003cbr\u003e 5. Classiciation\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 1. Hunger\u003cbr\u003e 2. Heat\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cold\u003cbr\u003e 4. Elements\u003cbr\u003e 5. Animals\u003cbr\u003e 6. Enemies\u003cbr\u003e 7. Barrenness\u003cbr\u003e 8. Obstacles\u003cbr\u003e 9. Illusion\u003cbr\u003e 10. Darkness\u003cbr\u003e 11. Diseases\u003cbr\u003e 12. Death\u003cbr\u003e Part III: 1. Decline of demons\u003cbr\u003e 2. Generalisation of demons\u003cbr\u003e 3. The serpent\u003cbr\u003e 4. The worm\u003cbr\u003e 5. Apophis\u003cbr\u003e 6. The serpent in India\u003cbr\u003e 7. The basilisk\u003cbr\u003e 8. The dragon's eye\u003cbr\u003e 9. The combat\u003cbr\u003e 10. The dragon-slayer\u003cbr\u003e 11. The dragon's breath\u003cbr\u003e 12. Fate.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266075382040,"sku":"9781108044141","price":37.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108044141i_9f17a7c8-45cc-420b-9ca7-6460ff1c1bab.jpg?v=1696746631","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/demonology-and-devil-lore-paperback-9781108044141","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}