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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795488503321

Autore

Ruys Juanita Feros

Titolo

Demons in the Middle Ages / / by Juanita Feros Ruys [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford : , : Arc Humanities Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-64189-904-2

1-942401-27-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Past imperfect series

Disciplina

235/.40902

Soggetti

Demonology - Europe - History - To 1500

Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Demonology - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Demons in the desert -- Demons in the cloisters -- Demons in the schoolroom -- Demons in the world.

Sommario/riassunto

The medieval world was full of malicious demons: fallen angels commissioned to tempt humans away from God. From demons disguised as beautiful women to demons that took frightening animal-like forms, this book explores the history of thought about demons: what they were, what they could and could not do, and how they affected human lives. It considers the debates, stories, and writing that eventually gave shape to the witchcraze of the early modern period.