Nathan Johnstone, Johnstone Nathan

The Devil and Demonism in Early Modern England

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An original and powerful examination of the concept of the Devil in early modern England.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9780521120548
• ISBN-10: 0521120543
• Artikelnr.: 27006256

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.