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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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Abbreviations |
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Chapter One Sources for the Medieval Devil |
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1 | (30) |
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1 The Serpent and the Fall of Humanity |
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4 | (3) |
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2 The Sons of God and the Giants |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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5 God as the Creator of Evil? |
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13 | (2) |
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6 Satan as Spy and Tester |
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15 | (2) |
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7 The Demons of Ancient Greece |
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17 | (2) |
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8 Rabbinical Teachings on the Devil |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (3) |
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11 Fall of Lucifer Revisited |
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26 | (5) |
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Chapter Two Development of a Narrative |
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31 | (36) |
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12 The Subversion of Humanity |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (3) |
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15 Eve's Perspective of Humanity's Fall |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (2) |
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18 A Worldly Prince as the Devil? |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (3) |
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20 Sympathy for the Devil |
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56 | (3) |
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21 A Perverse Power, Hostile to Truth |
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59 | (3) |
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62 | (5) |
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Chapter Three Forging a Community |
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67 | (36) |
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70 | (2) |
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24 The Betrayal and Trial of Jesus |
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72 | (2) |
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25 The Susceptibility of Women to the Devil |
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74 | (3) |
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26 The Death of the Old Religion |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (4) |
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28 Survival of the Old Religion |
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84 | (4) |
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29 Alexander Encounters Gog and Magog |
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88 | (4) |
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30 Dealing with Unorthodox Views |
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92 | (4) |
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96 | (3) |
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32 The Possibility of Demonic Night Flight? |
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99 | (1) |
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33 A Sorceress and Her Demons |
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100 | (3) |
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Chapter Four The Early Monastic Devil |
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103 | (30) |
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34 A "Proto-Monk" Is Assaulted by Demons in the Wilderness |
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106 | (4) |
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35 Saint Martin of Tours Fights the Devil |
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110 | (3) |
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36 Why Can Demons Do Such Great Things? |
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113 | (4) |
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37 Bishop Narcissus Sees a Horrible Demon |
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117 | (3) |
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38 Stable Hands Pray to the Devil |
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120 | (1) |
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39 Demonic Stratagems in the Carolingian World |
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121 | (3) |
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40 The Monastery as a Fortress against the Devil |
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124 | (3) |
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127 | (6) |
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Chapter Five The Devil and Feudal Society |
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133 | (28) |
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42 The Demonic Pact of Saint Cyprian |
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135 | (3) |
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43 The Pope Makes a Pact with the Devil |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (3) |
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46 The Devil as Feudal Lord |
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146 | (3) |
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47 The Life of Antichrist |
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149 | (4) |
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153 | (6) |
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159 | (2) |
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Chapter Six The Devil's Domain |
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161 | (36) |
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50 The Development of Hell |
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163 | (4) |
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167 | (3) |
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170 | (5) |
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53 An Anglo-Saxon Monk Recounts a Vision of Hell |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (8) |
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57 Dante's Vision of the Structure of Hell |
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192 | (5) |
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Chapter Seven Varieties of Possession and Exorcism |
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197 | (38) |
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200 | (2) |
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59 Exorcisms by the Disciples |
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202 | (1) |
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60 Two Early Forms of Exorcism |
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203 | (3) |
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61 Dispossession by Person |
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206 | (4) |
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62 Dispossession by Objects |
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210 | (3) |
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213 | (3) |
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64 Formalizing Dispossession |
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216 | (7) |
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65 Protection and Charms against Demonic Incursions |
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223 | (3) |
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66 Breaking the Devil's Hold |
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226 | (3) |
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67 Divine Possession, Gender, and Politics |
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229 | (6) |
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Chapter Eight Demonizations |
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235 | (34) |
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238 | (1) |
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69 A Scholar Explains Islam |
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239 | (4) |
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243 | (5) |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (5) |
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73 Devil-Worshipping Heretics? |
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255 | (3) |
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258 | (3) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (5) |
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Chapter Nine Theorizing the Devil and Society in the High Middle Ages |
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269 | (32) |
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271 | (5) |
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79 A Scholastic Theologian Wrestles with Demonic Bodies |
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276 | (6) |
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80 The Devil Makes His Case |
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282 | (5) |
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81 Contemplating the Devil's Place in Nature |
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287 | (2) |
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82 A Preacher's Stories about the Devil |
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289 | (4) |
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83 Demons in Monastic Training Manuals |
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293 | (4) |
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84 Various Exempla Demons from the British Isles |
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297 | (2) |
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85 An Anonymous Preacher Allegorizes Hell |
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299 | (2) |
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Chapter Ten Experiencing the Devil in Word and Image |
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301 | (44) |
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86 The Miracle of Theophilus |
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303 | (15) |
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87 An Alternative Creation Story |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (8) |
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89 Antichrist Takes the Stage |
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328 | (15) |
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343 | (2) |
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Chapter Eleven Toward the Early Modern Age |
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345 | (40) |
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348 | (4) |
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92 Magic, Demons, and Heresy |
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352 | (1) |
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93 The Church of Antichrist |
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353 | (5) |
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94 The Problem of Satan as an "Angel of Light" |
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358 | (5) |
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95 Interrogators' View of Joan of Arc |
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363 | (6) |
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96 The Synagogue of Satan |
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369 | (4) |
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373 | (5) |
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98 Toward the Witch Hunts |
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378 | (7) |
Select Bibliography of Modern Works on the Devil |
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385 | (2) |
Sources |
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387 | (6) |
Index of Topics |
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