Demons and the Devil in ancient and medieval Christianity / edited by Nienke Vos and Willemien Otten.

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-r...

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Superior document:Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 108
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 108.
Physical Description:1 online resource (269 p.)
Notes:
  • Based on a conference held Oct. 6-7, 2006 in Heeze, Netherlands.
  • Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / N. Vos and W. Otten
  • Demons And The Devil In Ancient And Medieval Christianity: Introduction, Summary, Reflection / Nienke Vos
  • Monotheismus und Teufelsglaube: Entstehung und Psychologie des biblischen Satansmythos / Gerd Theißen
  • Stoics On Souls And Demons: Reconstructing Stoic Demonology / Keimpe Algra
  • Demons And Exorcisms In The Gospel Of Mark / Geert Van Oyen
  • The Application Of Magical Formulas Of Invocation In Christian Contexts / Hagit Amirav
  • Exorcism: Tackling The Devil By Word Of Mouth / A.A.R. Bastiaensen
  • Justin Martyr And His Demon-Ridden Universe / Theodoor Korteweg
  • Demons Without And Within: The Representation Of Demons, The Saint, And The Soul In Early Christian Lives, Letters And Sayings / Nienke Vos
  • Demons Among The Messalians / Boudewijn Dehandschutter
  • Denominations Of The Devil And Demons In the Missale Gothicum / Gerard Bartelink
  • Overshadowing Or Foreshadowing Return: The Role Of Demons In Eriugena’s Periphyseon / Willemien Otten
  • Horror Vacui: Evil In The Incarnated World Of The Bibles Moralisées / Babette Hellemans
  • Index Locorum / N. Vos and W. Otten.