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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3089040 Title: The Devil : perceptions of evil from antiquity to primitive Christianity Author: Jeffrey Burton Russell Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, ©1977. ISBN/ISSN: 0801409381 9780801409387 0801494095 9780801494093 OCLC:3089040

  
  

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The Devil : perceptions of evil from antiquity to primitive Christianity

Author:	Jeffrey Burton Russell
Publisher:	Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, ©1977.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"This lively and learned book traces the history of the concept of evil from its beginning in ancient times to the period of the New Testament. Drawing upon a vast number of sources from diverse cultures over a broad span of time, considering both the thought of individuals and popular tradition, and utilizing sources from art as well as literature. The author looks at the roots of the idea of evil, deals with the development of the idea in the Ancient Near East, and then concentrates the concept of the Devil as it was formed in late Judaism and early Christianity.  Read more...
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Subjects	Devil -- History of doctrines. Good and evil. Démon -- Histoire des doctrines. View all subjects
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