| Demonology and Devil-Lore 2 Volume Set Contributor(s): Conway, Moncure Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108044166 ISBN-13: 9781108044165 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $107.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Religion | Cults |
| Dewey: 133.42 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Kno |
| Physical Information: 2.13" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (2.78 lbs) 936 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Moncure Daniel Conway (1832-1907), the son of a Virginian plantation-owner, became a Unitarian minister but his anti-slavery views made him controversial. He later became a freethinker, and following the outbreak of the Civil War, which deeply divided his own family, he left the United States for England in 1863. He gained a reputation for being the 'least orthodox preacher in London', and was acquainted with many figures in the literary and scientific world, including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin. In this two-volume work, first published in 1879, Conway draws from examples across the world to discuss the origins and decline of beliefs in demons. In Volume 1, he classifies types of demon and argues that the various types are personifications of the main obstacles to 'primitive man'. In Volume 2, he discusses the role that the Devil plays in Christianity, and that similar figures play in other religions. |