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Demonology and Devil-lore — Moncure Daniel Conway

Demonology and Devil-lore

Moncure Daniel Conway

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 729 pages

A collection of essays from 1879 that surveys beliefs about demons and the devil in mythology, folklore, and religion. Conway examines how cultures across the world have imagined evil spirits and their role in stories and beliefs. It is worth listening to for its wide-ranging historical perspective on the personification of evil.

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Original Title Page.
Demonology and Devil-lore
By
Moncure Daniel Conway, M.A.
B. D. of Divinity College, Harvard University
Member of the Anthropological Institute,
London
With numerous illustrations

Original Publisher Logo
New York
Henry Holt and Company
1879
Copyright, 1879,
by
Moncure Daniel Conway.

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Contents

  1. Preface.
  2. Contents
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Part I. Demonolatry.
  5. Chapter I. Dualism.
  6. Chapter II. The Genesis of Demons.
  7. Chapter III. Degradation.
  8. Chapter IV. The Abgott.
  9. Chapter V. Classification.
  10. Part II. The Demon.
  11. Chapter I. Hunger.
  12. Chapter II. Heat.
  13. Chapter III. Cold.
  14. Chapter IV. Elements.
  15. Chapter V. Animals.
  16. Chapter VI. Enemies.
  17. Chapter VII. Barrenness.
  18. Chapter VIII. Obstacles.
  19. Chapter IX. Illusion.
  20. Chapter X. Darkness.
  21. Chapter XI. Disease.
  22. Chapter XII. Death.
  23. Part III. The Dragon.
  24. Chapter I. Decline of Demons.
  25. Chapter II. Generalisation of Demons.
  26. Chapter III. The Serpent.
  27. Chapter IV. The Worm.
  28. Chapter V. Apophis.
  29. Chapter VI. The Serpent in India.
  30. Chapter VII. The Basilisk.

and 39 more chapters

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