It is often said that the devil has all the best tunes. He also has
as many names as he has guises. Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub
(in Christian thought), Ha-Satan or the Adversary (in Jewish
scripture) and Iblis or Shaitan (in Islamic tradition) has
throughout the ages and across civilizations been a compelling and
charismatic presence. For two thousand years the supposed reign of
God has been challenged by the fiery malice of his opponent, as
contending forces of good and evil have between them weighed human
souls in the balance. In this rich and multi-textured biography,
Philip C Almond explores the figure of the devil from the first
centuries of the Christian era through the rise of classical
demonology and witchcraft persecutions to the modern
post-Enlightenment 'decline' of Hell. The author shows that the
Prince of Darkness, in all his incarnations, remains an
irresistible subject in history, religion, art, literature and
culture.
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