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  • English Demonologies

    The Devil and Witchcraft in Elizabethan and Stuart Thought

    de Darren Oldridge ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the History of Witchcraft, Demonology and Magic
    English Demonologies presents the first comprehensive study of theoretical writings on witchcraft in England during the early modern period. It is also the first work to integrate the much wider understanding of the Devil – "demonology" – with the more specific, complex and troubled attempts by English Protestant thinkers to develop theories of witchcraft.Ideas about the Devil pervaded Protestant ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

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  • The Devil in Tudor and Stuart England

    In Tudor and Stuart England

    de Darren Oldridge ...
    The Devil was a commanding figure in Tudor and Stuart England. He played a leading role in the religious and political conflicts of the age, and inspired great works of poetry and drama. During the turmoil of the English Civil War, fears of a secret conspiracy of Devil-worshippers fuelled a witch-hunt that claimed at least a hundred lives. This book traces the idea of the Devel from the English ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Witchcraft Reader

    Edición de Darren Oldridge ...
    Series series Routledge Readers in History
    The Witchcraft Reader offers a wide range of historical perspectives on the subject of witchcraft in a single, accessible volume, exploring the enduring hold that it has on human imagination.The witch trials of the late Middle Ages and the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have inspired a huge and expanding scholarly literature, as well as an outpouring of popular representations. This fully ... Leer más

    $55.99 USD

  • The Devil: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Darren Oldridge ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Why do the innocent suffer in a world created by a loving God? Does this mean that God cannot prevent this suffering, despite His supposed omnipotence? Or is God not loving after all? This in brief is 'the problem of evil'. The Devil provides one solution to this problem: his rebellion against God and hatred of His works is responsible for evil.The Christian Devil has fascinated writers and ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Strange Histories

    The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds

    de Darren Oldridge ...
    Strange Histories is an exploration of some of the most extraordinary beliefs that existed in the late Middle Ages through to the end of the seventeenth century. Presenting serious accounts of the appearance of angels and demons, sea monsters and dragons within European and North American history, this book moves away from "present-centred thinking" and instead places such events firmly within ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • The Supernatural in Tudor and Stuart England

    de Darren Oldridge ...
    The Supernatural in Tudor and Stuart England reflects upon the boundaries between the natural and the otherworldly in early modern England as they were understood by the people of the time. The book places supernatural beliefs and events in the context of the English Reformation to show how early modern people reacted to the world of unseen spirits and magical influences. It sets out the ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • Religion and Society in Early Stuart England

    de Darren Oldridge ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1998, this book presents an overview of some recent debates on the history of religion in England from the accession of James I to the outbreak of the Civil War. Darren Oldridge rejects the polarisation of discussion on the meaning and impact of Laudianism’s innovations and the effects of the zealous Puritans. Instead, the author draws them together to emphasise how each ... Leer más

    $51.99 USD

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  • Religion and the Decline of Magic

    Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century England

    de Sir Keith Thomas ...
    Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the belief that a blessed amulet could prevent the assaults of the Devil to the use of the same charms to recover stolen goods. At the same time the Protestant Reformation attempted to take the magic out of religion, and scientists were developing new ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • A History of Magic and Witchcraft

    Sabbats, Satan & Superstitions in the West

    de Frances Timbers ...
    The author of Magic and Masculinity explores the history and development of magic and witchcraft in Western society.Broomsticks, cauldrons, familiars, and spells—magic and witchcraft conjure a vivid picture in our modern-day imagination. While much of our understanding is rooted in superstition and myth, the history of magic and witchcraft offers a window into the past. It illuminates the lives of ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • In the Beginning

    The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and aCulture

    de Alister McGrath ...
    This fascinating history of a literary and religious masterpiece explores the forces that obstructed and ultimately led to the decision to create an authorized translation, the method of translation and printing, and the central role the King James version of the Bible played in the development of modern English.In the sixteenth century, to attempt to translate the Bible into a common tongue wasn ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Study of the King James Bible

    de Cleland Boyd McAfee ...
    THE lectures included in this volume were prepared at the request of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, and were delivered in the early part of 1912, under its auspices. They were suggested by the tercentenary of the King James version of the Bible. The plan adopted led to a restatement of the history which prepared for the version, and of that which produced it. It was natural next to ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Satan: A Biography

    A Biography

    de P.G. Maxwell-Stuart ...
    The Devil, like the poor, is always with us. Evil has been personified in every religion and culture, and Christianity in particular developed a highly graphic view of him from its earliest period. Sometimes grotesque, sometimes beautiful, sometimes threatening, sometimes seductively helpful, sometimes comical, Satan has played a variety of roles in human existence.Feared and frightening adversary ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD