| Satan: The Early Christian Tradition Contributor(s): Russell, Jeffrey Burton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801412676 ISBN-13: 9780801412677 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $59.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1981 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Angelology & Demonology |
| Dewey: 235.470 |
| LCCN: 81066649 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.22 lbs) 258 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Undeniably, evil exists in our world; we ourselves commit evil acts. How can one account for evil's ageless presence, its attraction, and its fruits? The question is one that Jeffrey Burton Russell addresses in his history of the concept of the Devil--the personification of evil itself. In the predecessor to this book, The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity, Russell traced the idea of the Devil in comparative religions and examined its development |
Contributor Bio(s): Russell, Jeffrey Burton: - Jeffrey Burton Russell is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
