Demonology of the Early Christian World
Title | Demonology of the Early Christian World PDF eBook |
Author | Everett Ferguson |
Publisher | New York : E. Mellen Press |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Religion |
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A collection of five lectures which provide a study of the demonic in New Testament literature and thought, with summaries of demonology in the Greek and Jewish literature of that era.
Demons and the Making of the Monk
Title | Demons and the Making of the Monk PDF eBook |
Author | David BRAKKE |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2009-06-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0674028651 |
In this finely written study of demonology and Christian spirituality in fourth- and fifth-century Egypt, David Brakke examines how the conception of the monk as a holy and virtuous being was shaped by the combative encounter with demons. Drawing on biographies of exceptional monks, collections of monastic sayings and stories, letters from ascetic teachers to their disciples, sermons, and community rules, Brakke crafts a compelling picture of the embattled religious celibate.
Christian Demonology and Popular Mythology
Title | Christian Demonology and Popular Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | Gábor Klaniczay |
Publisher | Central European University Press |
Pages | 295 |
Release | 2006-10-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9637326766 |
This is the second volume of a series of three, containing seventeen essays of altogether forty-three articles based on the topics of the interdisciplinary conference held on "Demons, spirits, and witches" in Budapest. Recognized historians, ethnologists, folklorists coming from four continents present the latest research findings on the relationship, coexistence and conflicts of popular belief systems, Judeo-Christian mythology and demonology in medieval and modern Europe. After a first volume, published in 2005, on "Communicating with the Spirits", the studies in the present volume examine the manifold interchanges between learned and popular culture, and its repercussions on magical belief-system and the changing figure of the witch. Book jacket.
Biblical Demonology
Title | Biblical Demonology PDF eBook |
Author | Merrill F. Unger |
Publisher | Kregel Publications |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 1994-04-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780825493973 |
"The supreme merit of Biblical Demonology is that it holds closely to the Word of God. . . . It will remain for many years to come the standard treatment of biblical demonology." Dr. Wilbur M. Smith
Angels and Demons
Title | Angels and Demons PDF eBook |
Author | Michael F. Patella |
Publisher | Liturgical Press |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2012-06-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0814634486 |
The supernatural world is prominent in many of today's movies, television shows, novels, and the popular imagination. But some of what is presented as grounded in a Christian worldview is in fact far from that. In Angels and Demons, Michael Patella, OSB, offers an accessible and fascinating look at supernatural realities as they really are presented in the Bible and Christian tradition. Among the topics Patella explores with a valuable combination of pastoral wisdom and academic rigor are: the role of angels in the ministry of Jesus the apocalyptic battle in Revelation the occult, possession, and the work of Satan what angels are and what they're not the Last Judgment: how? when? Readers will appreciate Patella's level-headed appraisal of the views of the supernatural world in the various sections of the Bible. They will be engaged by his lucid account of "Who's Who in Hell." They will be both comforted and inspired by his foundational conviction that Christ has claimed creation for the forces of good, evil is on the run, and there is no chance of the tide ever turning the other way, evil actions and human suffering notwithstanding.
City of Demons
Title | City of Demons PDF eBook |
Author | Dayna S. Kalleres |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 2015-10-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0520276477 |
Although it would appear in studies of late antique ecclesiastical authority and power that scholars have covered everything, an important aspect of the urban bishop has long been neglected: his role as demonologist and exorcist. When the emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the realm, bishops and priests everywhere struggledÊ to ÒChristianizeÓ the urban spaces still dominated by Greco-Roman monuments and festivals. During this period of upheaval, when congregants seemingly attended everything but their own ÒorthodoxÓ church, many ecclesiastical leaders began simultaneously to promote aggressive and insidious depictions of the demonic. In City of Demons, Dayna S. Kalleres investigates this developing discourse and the church-sponsored rituals that went along with it, showing how shifting ecclesiastical demonologies and evolving practices of exorcism profoundly shaped Christian life in the fourth century.
Demons and the Devil in Ancient and Medieval Christianity
Title | Demons and the Devil in Ancient and Medieval Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Nienke Vos |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2011-07-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004208054 |
This collection of essays approaches the role of demons and the devil in ancient and medieval Christianity from a variety of scholarly perspectives: historical, philosophical, and theological as well as philological, liturgical, and theoretical. In the opening article Gerd Theissen presents a wide-ranging overview of the role of the devil, spanning the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and patristic literature. The contributions that follow address texts on the devil, demons, and evil, and are drawn from ancient philosophy, the New Testament, early Christian apologetics, hagiography, and history. Covering primarily the patristic period, the volume also contains articles on medieval sources. The introduction discusses the different angles of approach found in the articles in an effort to shed fresh light on this familiar but also uniquely troubling theme.