Christian Demonology and Popular Mythology

Christian Demonology and Popular Mythology
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Publisher : Central European University Press
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9789637326769
ISBN-13 : 9637326766
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Download or read book Christian Demonology and Popular Mythology written by Gábor Klaniczay and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-10 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second volume of a series of three, containing seventeen essays of altogether forty-three articles based on the topics of the interdisciplinary conference held on "Demons, spirits, and witches" in Budapest. Recognized historians, ethnologists, folklorists coming from four continents present the latest research findings on the relationship, coexistence and conflicts of popular belief systems, Judeo-Christian mythology and demonology in medieval and modern Europe. After a first volume, published in 2005, on "Communicating with the Spirits", the studies in the present volume examine the manifold interchanges between learned and popular culture, and its repercussions on magical belief-system and the changing figure of the witch. Book jacket.


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