LEADER 03386nam 22004453u 450 001 9910813155503321 005 20230801232838.0 010 $a1-77652-589-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000058782 035 $a(EBL)1126367 035 $a(OCoLC)828793485 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1126367 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000058782 100 $a20140804d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe History of the Devil$b[electronic resource] $eAs Well Ancient as Modern 210 $aAuckland $cThe Floating Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (401 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aTitle; Contents; The History of the Devil, as Well Ancient as Modern; The Preface to the Second Edition; PART I - OF THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE DEVIL; Chapter I - Being an Introduction to the Whole Work; Chapter II - Of the Word Devil; Chapter III - Of the Original of the Devil; Chapter IV - Of the Name of the Devil; Chapter V - Of the Station Satan Had in Heaven Before He Fell; Chapter VI - What Became of the Devil and His Host of Fallen Spirits After Their Being Expell'd from Heaven; Chapter VII - Of the Number of Satan's Host 327 $aChapter VIII - Of the Power of the Devil at the Time of the Creation of this WorldChapter IX - Of the Progress of Satan in Carrying on His Conquest Over Mankind; Chapter X - Of the Devil's Second Kingdom; Chapter XI - Of God's Calling a Church Out of the Midst of a Degenerate World; PART II - OF THE MODERN HISTORY OF THE DEVIL; Chapter I; Chapter II - Of Hell as it is Represented to Us, and How the Devil is to Be Understood; Chapter III - Of the Manner of Satan's Acting and Carrying on His Affairs in this World; Chapter IV - Of Satan's Agents or Missionaries 327 $aChapter V - Of the Devil's Management in the Pagan HierarchyChapter VI - Of the Extraordinary Appearance of the Devil, and Particularly of the Cloven-Foot; Chapter VII - Whether is Most Hurtful to the World?; Chapter VIII - Of the Cloven-Foot Walking About the World Without the Devil; Chapter IX - Of the Tools the Devil Works With; Chapter X - Of the Various Methods the Devil Takes to Converse with Mankind; Chapter XI - Of Divination, Sorcery, the Black-Art, Pawawing, and Such Like Pretenders to Devilism 327 $aThe Conclusion - Of the Devil's Last Scene of Liberty, and What May Be Supposed to Be His EndEndnotes 330 $aThis fascinating volume from the author of such influential novels as Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders offers an analytical take on the figure of Satan. Although Defoe offers a comprehensive history of the symbolic and literary significance of the devil, he also believes that the devil plays an active and direct role in determining the course of world events, which he outlines in great detail. All in all, it's a must-read for those interested in theology and the development of the... 606 $aDevil 606 $aReligion 606 $aSpiritual life -- Christianity 615 4$aDevil. 615 4$aReligion. 615 4$aSpiritual life -- Christianity. 676 $a235.47 700 $aDefoe$b Daniel$f1661?-1731.$069634 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813155503321 996 $aThe History of the Devil$94101483 997 $aUNINA