{"product_id":"the-medieval-devil-a-reader-paperback-softback-9781442634169","title":"The Medieval Devil; A Reader (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442634169","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Medieval Devil\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Raiswell (Edited by), David R. Winter (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442634169\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 July 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages, 12 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This certainly seems to be a book that might entice one to develop a new course.\" - Eileen Gardiner, University of Bristol (\u003cem\u003eMedieval Sermon Studies\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Medieval Devil\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique collection of primary sources that examines the development of medieval society through the lens of how people perceived the devil. In exploring where and how Europeans discerned his presence, detected his machinations, and sought to counter his actions, readers will be afforded a new and important point of entry into medieval history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter begins with an introduction to familiarize readers with critical issues and to contextualize the primary sources against broader developments of the period. Questions for discussion and reflection, twelve black-and-white illustrations, and a short bibliography are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One: Sources for the Medieval Devil\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Serpent and the Fall of Humanity\u003cbr\u003e2. The Sons of God and the Giants\u003cbr\u003e3. Satan as God\u0026amp;#x2019;s Agent\u003cbr\u003e4. The Fall of Lucifer?\u003cbr\u003e5. God as the Creator of Evil?\u003cbr\u003e6. Satan as Spy and Tester\u003cbr\u003e7. The Demons of Ancient Greece\u003cbr\u003e8. Rabbinical Teachings on the Devil\u003cbr\u003e9. Satan Reappears\u003cbr\u003e10. The Homicidal Liar\u003cbr\u003e11. Fall of Lucifer Revisited\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Development of a Narrative\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Subversion of Humanity\u003cbr\u003e13. Mastêmâ the Devil?\u003cbr\u003e14. Interrogating Genesis\u003cbr\u003e15. Eve\u0026amp;#x2019;s Perspective of Humanity\u0026amp;#x2019;s Fall\u003cbr\u003e16. Gnostic Dualism\u003cbr\u003e17. Did God Create Evil?\u003cbr\u003e18. A Worldly Prince as the Devil?\u003cbr\u003e19. Devil as Kidnapper\u003cbr\u003e20. Sympathy for the Devil\u003cbr\u003e21. A Perverse Power, Hostile to Truth\u003cbr\u003e22. A Proto-Demonology?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Forging a Community\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. The Problem of Idols\u003cbr\u003e24. The Betrayal and Trial of Jesus\u003cbr\u003e25. The Susceptibility of Women to the Devil\u003cbr\u003e26. The Death of the Old Religion\u003cbr\u003e27. The Problem of Magic\u003cbr\u003e28. Survival of the Old Religion\u003cbr\u003e29. Alexander Encounters Gog and Magog \u003cbr\u003e30. Dealing with Unorthodox Views\u003cbr\u003e31. Policing Practice\u003cbr\u003e32. The Possibility of Demonic Night Flight?\u003cbr\u003e33. A Sorceress and Her Demons\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Early Monastic Devil\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. A \"Proto-Monk\" is Assaulted by Demons in the Wilderness\u003cbr\u003e35. Saint Martin of Tours Fights the Devil\u003cbr\u003e36. Why Can Demons Do Such Great Things?\u003cbr\u003e37. Bishop Narcissus Sees a Horrible Demon\u003cbr\u003e38. Stable Hands Pray to the Devil\u003cbr\u003e39. Demonic Stratagems in the Carolingian World\u003cbr\u003e40. The Monastery as a Fortress against the Devil\u003cbr\u003e41. Besieged by Demons\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five: The Devil and Feudal Society\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. The Demonic Pact of St Cyprian\u003cbr\u003e43. The Pope Makes a Pact with the Devil\u003cbr\u003e44. The Man of Sin\u003cbr\u003e45. Demonic Vassalage\u003cbr\u003e46. The Devil as Feudal Lord\u003cbr\u003e47. The Life of Antichrist\u003cbr\u003e48. The Devil\u0026amp;#x2019;s Churchmen\u003cbr\u003e49. Trial by Landscape\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six: The Devil\u0026amp;#x2019;s Domain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50. The Development of Hell\u003cbr\u003e51. The Harrowing of Hell\u003cbr\u003e52. The Geography of Hell\u003cbr\u003e53. An Anglo-Saxon Monk Recounts a Vision of Hell\u003cbr\u003e54. Hell at Sea\u003cbr\u003e55. A Maiden Views Hell\u003cbr\u003e56. An Urban Hell\u003cbr\u003e57. Dante\u0026amp;#x2019;s Vision of the Structure of Hell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Varieties of Possession and Exorcism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58. Biblical Possessions\u003cbr\u003e59. Exorcisms by the Disciples\u003cbr\u003e60. Two Early Forms of Exorcism\u003cbr\u003e61. Dispossession by Person\u003cbr\u003e62. Dispossession by Objects\u003cbr\u003e63. Baptism\u003cbr\u003e64. Formalizing Dispossession\u003cbr\u003e65. Protection and Charms against Demonic Incursions\u003cbr\u003e66. Breaking the Devil\u0026amp;#x2019;s Hold\u003cbr\u003e67. Divine Possession, Gender, and Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Demonizations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68. The Origins of Islam\u003cbr\u003e69. A Scholar Explains Islam\u003cbr\u003e70. Clerical Sodomy\u003cbr\u003e71. The Blood Libel\u003cbr\u003e72. Diabolized History\u003cbr\u003e73. Devil-Worshipping Heretics?\u003cbr\u003e74. Rooting Out Heresy \u003cbr\u003e75. Hordes from the East\u003cbr\u003e76. Satan\u0026amp;#x2019;s Knights?\u003cbr\u003e77. A Panorama of Pain \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: Theorizing the Devil and Society in the High Middle Ages\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e78. The Devil as Nullity\u003cbr\u003e79. A Scholastic Theologian Wrestles with Demonic Bodies\u003cbr\u003e80. The Devil Makes His Case\u003cbr\u003e81. Contemplating the Devil\u0026amp;#x2019;s Place in Nature\u003cbr\u003e82. A Preacher\u0026amp;#x2019;s Stories about the Devil\u003cbr\u003e83. Demons in Monastic Training Manuals\u003cbr\u003e84. Various Exempla Demons from the British Isles\u003cbr\u003e85. An Anonymous Preacher Allegorizes Hell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten: Experiencing the Devil in Word and Image\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e86. The Miracle of Theophilus\u003cbr\u003e87. An Alternative Creation Story\u003cbr\u003e88. Demonic Horseplay\u003cbr\u003e89. Antichrist Takes the Stage\u003cbr\u003e90. Images of the Devil\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven: Towards the Early Modern Age\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e91. Working with Demons\u003cbr\u003e92. Magic, Demons, and Heresy\u003cbr\u003e93. The Church of Antichrist\u003cbr\u003e94. The Problem of Satan as an \"Angel of Light\"\u003cbr\u003e95. Interrogators\u0026amp;#x2019; Views of Joan of Arc\u003cbr\u003e96. The Synagogue of Satan\u003cbr\u003e97. Merging Traditions \u003cbr\u003e98. Toward the Witch Hunts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography  \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685328351512,"sku":"9781442634169","price":28.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-medieval-devil-a-reader-paperback-softback-9781442634169","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}