The Devil
by Russell, Jeffrey BurtonFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1977-10-01
Publisher(s): Cornell Univ Pr
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Summary
Traces the evolution of the concept of evil from ancient times to the period of the New Testament, calling attention to ideas about the Devil in Eastern and Western cultures
Author Biography
Jeffrey Burton Russell received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. degree from Emory University. He taught at the University of New Mexico, the University of California at Riverside, and the University of Notre Dame before joining the faculty of the University of California at Santa Barbara
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 11 |
| The Question of Evil | p. 17 |
| In Search of the Devil | p. 36 |
| The Devil East and West | p. 55 |
| Evil in the Classical World | p. 122 |
| Hebrew Personifications of Evil | p. 174 |
| The Devil in the New Testament | p. 221 |
| The Face of the Devil | p. 250 |
| Select Bibliography | p. 261 |
| Index | p. 271 |
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