Nathan Johnstone

The Devil and Demonism in Early Modern England

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Produktbeschreibung

An original and powerful book examining the concept of the Devil in English culture between the Reformation and the end of the English Civil War. Nathan Johnstone looks at the ways in which beliefs about the nature of the Devil and his power in human affairs changed as a consequence of the Reformation, and its impact on religious, literary and political culture. He moves away from the established focus on demonology as a component of the belief in witchcraft and examines a wide range of religious and political milieux.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9780521802369
• ISBN-10: 0521802369
• Artikelnr.: 21747085

Autorenporträt

Nathan Johnstone teaches history at Canterbury Christ Church University College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The synagogue of Satan: anti-Catholicism, false doctrine and the construction of contrariety
2. Temptation: the Protestant dynamic of diabolic agency and the resurgence of clerical mediation
3. Satan and the godly in early modern England
4. Incarnate devils: crime narratives, demonization and audience empathy
5. 'What concord hath Christ with Belial': de facto satanism and the temptation of the body politic, 1570-1640
6. 'Grand Pluto's progress through Great Britaine': the civil war and the zenith of satanic politics
7. 'The Devil's Alpha and Omega': temptation at the cutting edge of faith in the civil war and the interregnum
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.