A Companion to the Devil and Demons, C.1100-1750

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-38945-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 111, 536 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition

For medieval and early modern Europeans, the Devil and his demonic minions were seen as increasingly active. They tempted monks, tortured the unwary, and conspired against humanity. They were responsible for waves of heresy, plague, famine, and religious division, and they formed unholy alliances foreshadowing the approaching Apocalypse and End Times.

Bringing together eighteen internationally recognized specialists, A Companion to the Devil and Demons explores the latest research on premodern European beliefs about the Devil and demons. With chapters ranging from scholastic and necromantic perceptions of demons to the place of demons within witch trials, connections between demons and non-human beings, and media that spread ideas about demons, it argues for the centrality and durability of “demon knowledge” in European culture.

Contributors to this volume: Philip C. Almond, Robin B. Barnes, Dean Phillip Bell, Michelle D. Brock, Fabián Alejandro Campagne, David J. Collins, SJ, Ismael del Olmo, Kathryn A. Edwards, Lizanne Henderson, David Johannes Olszynski, Richard Raiswell, Juanita Feros Ruys, James Sharpe, Julien Véronèse, Rita Voltmer, Hans de Waardt, Gary K. Waite, and Charles Zika.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edwards, Kathryn a

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

1 Introduction Kathryn A. Edwards

Part 1: The Medieval Intellectual Foundation

2 The Realms of the Demonic Philip C. Almond

3 Demons in Medieval Monasticism Juanita Feros Ruys

4 Demons in Medieval Scholasticism Kathryn A. Edwards

5 Necromancy and the Demonic Julien Véronèse

Part 2: Demons of the Confessional Era

6 The Devil in the Reformations Gary K. Waite

7 Demons and Angels David Johannes Olszynski

8 Discerning Spirits Fabián Alejandro Campagne

9 Possession and Exorcism Ismael del Olmo

Part 3: Interpreting Demons in Daily Life

10 Demons in Early Modern Judaism Dean Phillip Bell

11 The Demonic and Non-human Beings Lizanne Henderson

12 Demons and “Those Who Return” Kathryn A. Edwards

13 Prodigies, Providence, and the Devil Robin B. Barnes

Part 4: Demons, Witchcraft, and Science

14 Early Modern Demonologies David J. Collins, SJ

15 The Demonic and Witchcraft Hans de Waardt

16 The Devil in Nature Richard Raiswell

17 Skepticism and the Demonic Michelle D. Brock

Part 5: Depicting Demons

18 The Devil from the Pulpit Rita Voltmer

19 Demons and the Popular Press James Sharpe

20 The Devil in Visual Media Charles Zika

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kathryn A. Edwards, Ph.D., is Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and the author or editor of numerous books and articles on late medieval and early modern European society and traditional beliefs, including the forthcoming Living with Ghosts: The Dead in European Society from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment.