Demons and the Devil in ancient and medieval Christianity

Author(s)

• Vos, Nienke
• Otten, Willemien

Bibliographic Information

Demons and the Devil in ancient and medieval Christianity

edited by Nienke Vos, Willemien Otten

（Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 108）

Brill, 2011

Note

In English; 1 contribution in German

Based on a conference held Oct. 6-7, 2006 in Heeze, Netherlands

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This collection of essays approaches the role of demons and the devil in ancient and medieval Christianity from a variety of scholarly perspectives: historical, philosophical, and theological as well as philological, liturgical, and theoretical. In the opening article Gerd Theissen presents a wide-ranging overview of the role of the devil, spanning the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and patristic literature. The contributions that follow address texts on the devil, demons, and evil, and are drawn from ancient philosophy, the New Testament, early Christian apologetics, hagiography, and history. Covering primarily the patristic period, the volume also contains articles on medieval sources. The introduction discusses the different angles of approach found in the articles in an effort to shed fresh light on this familiar but also uniquely troubling theme.

Table of Contents

Nienke Vos, Demons and the Devil in Ancient and Medieval Christianity: Introduction, Summary, Reflection Gerd Theissen, Monotheismus und Teufelsglaube: Entstehung und Psychologie des biblischen Satansmythos Keimpe Algra, Stoics on Souls and Demons: Reconstructing Stoic Demonology The New Testament and its Reception in Early Christianity Geert van Oyen, Demons and Exorcisms in the Gospel of Mark Hagit Amirav, The Application of Magical Formulas of Invocation in Christian Contexts Toon Bastiaensen, Exorcism: Tackling the Devil by Word of Mouth Ancient Christianity Theodoor Korteweg, Justin Martyr and his Demon-ridden Universe Nienke Vos, Demons Without and Within: The Representation of Demons, the Saint, and the Soul in Early Christian Lives, Letters and Sayings Boudewijn Dehandschutter, Demons among the Messalians Medieval Christianity Gerard Bartelink, Denominations of the Devil and Demons in the Missale Gothicum Willemien Otten, Overshadowing or Foreshadowing Return: The Role of Demons in Eriugena's Periphyseon Babette Hellemans, Horror vacui: Evil in the Incarnated World of the Bibles Moralisees

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB0684269X
• ISBN:
  • 9789004196179
• LCCN: 2011014326
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engger
• Place of Publication: Leiden ; Boston
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 257 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BT975
  • DC22 : 235/.409015
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Demonology -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Demonology -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 -- Congresses
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06567270