Mephistopheles: The Devil in the Modern World
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| Management number | 231948845 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | $10.43 | Model Number | 231948845 | ||
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An excellent and important intellectual history.―Library JournalUsing examples from theology, philosophy, art, literature, and popular culture, Russell describes the great changes effected in our idea of the Devil by the intellectual and cultural developments of modern times.Mephistopheles is the fourth and final volume of Jeffrey Burton Russell's critically acclaimed history of the concept of the Devil. The series constitutes the most complete historical study ever made of the figure called the second most famous personage in Christianity. In the first three volumes, the author brought the history of Christian diabology to the end of the Middle Ages. This volume continues the story from the Reformation to the present, tracing the fragmentation of the tradition. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0801497183 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0801497186 |
| Edition | First Softcover |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Dimensions | 6.12 x 0.75 x 9 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.05 pounds |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Print length | 352 pages |
| Publication date | February 22, 1990 |
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