Demonology and Devil-Lore
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- Author: Moncure Daniel Conway
- Date Published: February 2012
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Moncure 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'. In Volume 2, he discusses the role that the Devil plays in Christianity, and that similar figures play in other religions.
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- Date Published: February 2012
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108044165
- length: 936 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 54 mm
- weight: 1.26kg
- contains: 64 b/w illus.
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Part I:
1. Dualism
2. The genesis of demons
3. Degradation
4. The abgott
5. Classiciation
Part II:
1. Hunger
2. Heat
3. Cold
4. Elements
5. Animals
6. Enemies
7. Barrenness
8. Obstacles
9. Illusion
10. Darkness
11. Diseases
12. Death
Part III:
1. Decline of demons
2. Generalisation of demons
3. The serpent
4. The worm
5. Apophis
6. The serpent in India
7. The basilisk
8. The dragon's eye
9. The combat
10. The dragon-slayer
11. The dragon's breath
12. Fate. Volume 2: Part IV:
1. Diabolism
2. The second best
3. Ahriman, the divine devil
4. Viswámitra, the theocratic devil
5. Elohim and Jehovah
6. The consuming fire
7. Paradise and the serpent
8. Eve
9. Lilith
10. War in heaven
11. War on earth
12. Strife
13. Barbaric aristocracy
14. Job and the divider
15. Satan
16. Religious despotism
17. The prince of this world
18. Trial of the great
19. The man of sin
20. The Holy Ghost
21. Antichrist
22. The pride of life
23. The curse of knowledge
24. Witchcraft
25. Faust and Mephistopheles
26. The wild huntsman
27. Le bon diable
28. Animalism
29. Thoughts and interpretations
Index.
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