Christian Demonology and Popular Mythology (Hardcover)

This is the second volume of a series of three. The authors - recognized historians, ethnologists, folklorists coming from four continents - present the latest research findings on the relationship, coexistence and conflicts of popular belief systems, Judeo-Christian mythology and demonology in medieval and modern Europe. The present volume focuses on the divergence between Western and Eastern evolution, on the different relationship of learned demonology to popular belief systems in the two parts of Europe. It discusses the conflict of saints, healers, seers, shamans with the representatives of evil; the special function of escorting, protecting, possessing, harming and healing spirits; the role of the dead, the ghosts, of pre-Christian, Jewish and Christian spirit-world, the antagonism of the devil and the saing.

General

Imprint:	Central European University Press
Country of origin:	Hungary
Series:	Demons, Spirits, Witches
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	2007
Editors:	Gabor Klaniczay (University Professor of Medieval Studies) • Eva Pocs (Professor emeritus of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology)
Dimensions:	234 x 159 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	292
ISBN-13:	978-963-7326-76-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	963-7326-76-6
Barcode:	9789637326769

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