LEADER 02754nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910462048103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-95761-2 010 $a1-78042-994-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000209863 035 $a(EBL)915157 035 $a(OCoLC)793996017 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000660946 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12247189 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000660946 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10708475 035 $a(PQKB)11651875 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC915157 035 $a(PPN)197279511 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL915157 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622105 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL427011 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000209863 100 $a20091208d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aArt of the Devil$b[electronic resource] /$fArturo Graf 210 $aNew York $cParkstone International$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 0$aTemporis collection 300 $aTranslation of Il diavolo. Originally published in Italian in 1889. With new illustrations. 311 $a1-84484-646-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; Introduction; The Devil; The Person of the Devil; The Number, Abodes, Qualities, Orders, Hierarchy, Knowledge and Power of Devils; Acts of the Devil; The Devil as Tempter; The Loves and the Offspring of the Devil; Pacts with the Devil; Magic; The History of Magic and Magical Practices; Magicians and Witches; The Inquisition: The Persecution of Magic; Hell; More about Hell; Defeats of the Devil; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a"The Devil holds the strings which move us!" (Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil, 1857.)Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer... the Devil has many names and faces, all of which have always served artists as a source of inspiration. Often commissioned by religious leaders as images of fear or veneration, depending on the society, representations of the underworld served to instruct believers and lead them along the path of righteousness. For other artists, such as Hieronymus Bosch, they provided a means of denouncing the moral decrepitude of one's contemporaries. In the same way, literature dealing wit 410 0$aTemporis 606 $aDevil$xChristianity 606 $aDevil in art 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDevil$xChristianity. 615 0$aDevil in art. 676 $a704.9487 700 $aGraf$b Arturo$f1848-1913.$090702 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462048103321 996 $aArt of the Devil$91943428 997 $aUNINA