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Damned: An Illustrated History of the Devil

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Item specifics

Condition: Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...

Type: history

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Features: Illustrated

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Inscribed: No

Intended Audience: Adults

Edition: First Edition

ISBN: 9782020629294

Book Title: Damned : an Illustrated History of the Devil

Original Language: French

Publisher: Editions Du Seuil

Item Length: 12.3 in

Publication Year: 2004

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Item Height: 0.9 in

Author: Robert Muchembled

Genre: Art, Non-Classifiable, Religion

Topic: Demonology & Satanism, Subjects & Themes / Religious

Item Weight: 64.1 Oz

Item Width: 11 in

Number of Pages: 200 Pages

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Editions Du Seuil

ISBN-10

2020629291

ISBN-13

9782020629294

eBay Product ID (ePID)

6061059

Product Key Features

Original Language

French

Book Title

Damned : an Illustrated History of the Devil

Number of Pages

200 Pages

Language

English

Topic

Demonology & Satanism, Subjects & Themes / Religious

Publication Year

2004

Illustrator

Yes

Genre

Art, Non-Classifiable, Religion

Author

Robert Muchembled

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height

0.9 in

Item Weight

64.1 Oz

Item Length

12.3 in

Item Width

11 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience

Trade

LCCN

2003-023887

Dewey Edition

Reviews

In the 12th century, Europe invented the Devil, whose mission is the temptation and damnation of humankind. In five highly readable essays, Muchembled (cultural history, Univ. of Paris) presents the multiple traditions that spawned the myth and its progress from the 12th century to our own. He describes how Satan took hold of the popular imagination and how women, in particular, were actively persecuted for presumably consorting with Satan. Later, he shows the transition from the literal belief in Satan to evil as the dark side of the human condition and explores issues like the Freudian interpretation, the rise of the horror story, trivialization, and parody. Lest the reader be unimpressed by mere verbiage, the author includes an amazing assortment of historical images: vivid color plates, as well as drawings, lithographs, Hollywood and French movie stills, cartoons, and comic books of devils, temptations, and satanic rituals. Many are quaint and some are humorous, but as a caution, some images will be considered offensive. That said, this book is recommended for libraries with strong collections in cultural anthropology and Western civilization. -Library Journal

Dewey Decimal

700/.4820216/09

Synopsis

Damnedexplores the long, dark history of one of the most influential figures in Western history: the Devil. With an extraordinary array of images from medieval illuminated manuscripts and Renaissance painting to modern cinema, comic strips, and advertising,Damnedportrays the Devil in both religious and secular realms, while the text traces the Devil's evolution from the sadistic beast of the monastic imagination to the Devil who lurks inside every pleasure-seeking individual today.

LC Classification Number

NX652.D48M8313 2004