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100 1 _aDefoe, Daniel.
245 1 4 _aThe History of the Devil
_h[electronic resource] :
_bAs Well Ancient as Modern.
260 _aAuckland :
_bFloating Press,
_c2012.
300 _a1 online resource (401 p.)
505 0 _aTitle; Contents; The History of the Devil, as Well Ancient as Modern; The Preface to the Second Edition; PART I -- OF THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE DEVIL; Chapter I -- Being an Introduction to the Whole Work; Chapter II -- Of the Word Devil; Chapter III -- Of the Original of the Devil; Chapter IV -- Of the Name of the Devil; Chapter V -- Of the Station Satan Had in Heaven Before He Fell; Chapter VI -- What Became of the Devil and His Host of Fallen Spirits After Their Being Expell'd from Heaven; Chapter VII -- Of the Number of Satan's Host.
505 8 _aChapter VIII -- Of the Power of the Devil at the Time of the Creation of this WorldChapter IX -- Of the Progress of Satan in Carrying on His Conquest Over Mankind; Chapter X -- Of the Devil's Second Kingdom; Chapter XI -- Of God's Calling a Church Out of the Midst of a Degenerate World; PART II -- OF THE MODERN HISTORY OF THE DEVIL; Chapter I; Chapter II -- Of Hell as it is Represented to Us, and How the Devil is to Be Understood; Chapter III -- Of the Manner of Satan's Acting and Carrying on His Affairs in this World; Chapter IV -- Of Satan's Agents or Missionaries.
505 8 _aChapter V -- Of the Devil's Management in the Pagan HierarchyChapter VI -- Of the Extraordinary Appearance of the Devil, and Particularly of the Cloven-Foot; Chapter VII -- Whether is Most Hurtful to the World?; Chapter VIII -- Of the Cloven-Foot Walking About the World Without the Devil; Chapter IX -- Of the Tools the Devil Works With; Chapter X -- Of the Various Methods the Devil Takes to Converse with Mankind; Chapter XI -- Of Divination, Sorcery, the Black-Art, Pawawing, and Such Like Pretenders to Devilism.
505 8 _aThe Conclusion -- Of the Devil's Last Scene of Liberty, and What May Be Supposed to Be His EndEndnotes.
520 _aThis fascinating volume from the author of such influential novels as Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders offers an analytical take on the figure of Satan. Although Defoe offers a comprehensive history of the symbolic and literary significance of the devil, he also believes that the devil plays an active and direct role in determining the course of world events, which he outlines in great detail. All in all, it's a must-read for those interested in theology and the development of the ...
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 4 _aDevil.
650 4 _aReligion.
650 4 _aSpiritual life
_xChristianity.
650 0 _aDevil
_vEarly works to 1800.
650 0 _aGood and evil
_vEarly works to 1800.
650 0 _aDevil in literature
_vEarly works to 1800.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Christian Theology / Angelology & Demonology
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aDefoe, Daniel
_tHistory of the Devil : As Well Ancient as Modern
_dAuckland : The Floating Press, c2012
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