The Devil and Demonism in Early Modern England

by Nathan Johnstone

Book Overview

An original book examining the concept of the Devil in English culture between the Reformation and the end of the English Civil War. Nathan Johnstone looks at the ways in which beliefs about the nature of the Devil and his power in human affairs changed as a consequence of the Reformation, and its impact on religious, literary and political culture. He moves away from the established focus on demonology as a component of the belief in witchcraft and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521120543
• ISBN13: 9780521120548
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"