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The History of the Devil: And, The Idea of Evil from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (Forgotten Books) - Softcover
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"This massive work on the history of evil, particularly as symbolized by the Christian devil, was written on the cusp of the 20th century by Paul Carus, who wrote such other books as 'Buddha, the Gospel'.
At that point in history it seemed apparent that evil would soon be eliminated by the onrushing forces of rationalism and modernism. The devil had been reduced to a literary character, always ready to make a silly bargain for a soul. This trivialized image is perpetuated to this day. Satan in the cinema is either represented as a hideous special effect or a comic, bumbling trickster. Long gone is the noble adversary of Jehovah, as portrayed in the Bible, Milton or Dante.
However, the 20th century brought total war; genocide; death camps; nuclear, biological and chemical weapons; mind control; double-speak; ecological destruction; and finally indiscriminant mass terror. Evil was back and it was unmistakable. No wonder that opinion polls in the United States show that a large proportion of the population believe in the existence of the devil." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)
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Publisher's Preface; Good And Evil As Religious Ideas; Devil Worship; Ancient Egypt; Accad And The Early Semites; Persian Dualism; Israel; Brahmanism And Hinduism; Buddhism; The Dawn Of A New Era; Early Christianity; The Idea Of Salvation In Greece And Italy; The Demonology Of Northern Europe; The Devil's Prime; The Inquisition; The Age Of The Reformation; The Abolition Of Witch-prosecution; In Verse And Fable; The Philosophical Problem Of Good And Evil; Endnotes
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
"This massive work on the history of evil, particularly as symbolized by the Christian devil, was written on the cusp of the 20th century by Paul Carus, who wrote such other books as 'Buddha, the Gospel'.
At that point in history it seemed apparent that evil would soon be eliminated by the onrushing forces of rationalism and modernism. The devil had been reduced to a literary character, always ready to make a silly bargain for a soul. This trivialized image is perpetuated to this day. Satan in the cinema is either represented as a hideous special effect or a comic, bumbling trickster. Long gone is the noble adversary of Jehovah, as portrayed in the Bible, Milton or Dante.
However, the 20th century brought total war; genocide; death camps; nuclear, biological and chemical weapons; mind control; double-speak; ecological destruction; and finally indiscriminant mass terror. Evil was back and it was unmistakable. No wonder that opinion polls in the United States show that a large proportion of the population believe in the existence of the devil." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Good And Evil As Religious Ideas; Devil Worship; Ancient Egypt; Accad And The Early Semites; Persian Dualism; Israel; Brahmanism And Hinduism; Buddhism; The Dawn Of A New Era; Early Christianity; The Idea Of Salvation In Greece And Italy; The Demonology Of Northern Europe; The Devil's Prime; The Inquisition; The Age Of The Reformation; The Abolition Of Witch-prosecution; In Verse And Fable; The Philosophical Problem Of Good And Evil; Endnotes
About the Publisher:
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
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"Paul Carus, Ph.D. (1852-1919) was a German-American author, editor, a student of comparative religion, and former professor of philosophy." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
"Paul Carus, Ph.D. (1852-1919) was a German-American author, editor, a student of comparative religion, and former professor of philosophy." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
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- Publication date2008
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