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 Demons and the Devil in Ancient and Medieval Christianity

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xii)   (500K)
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    • Contents
    • List Of Contributors
    • List Of Abbreviations
  • Demons And The Devil In Ancient And Medieval Christianity: Introduction, Summary, Reflection (1-36) by Nienke Vos   (600K)
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    • Introduction
    • Demons, The Devil And The Demonic
    • Setting The Scene
    • The New Testament And Its Reception
    • Ancient Christianity
    • Medieval Christianity
  • Monotheismus und Teufelsglaube: Entstehung und Psychologie des biblischen Satansmythos (37-70) by Gerd Theißen   (604K)
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    • Erster teil: die Geschichte des Teufels
    • Zweiter Teil: Die Bedeutung des Satans
  • Stoics On Souls And Demons: Reconstructing Stoic Demonology (71-96) by Keimpe Algra   (590K)
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    • Introduction
    • Demons In Earlier Greek Thought
    • The Internal Demon
    • Hêroes As Surviving Human Souls
    • External Demons of Non-Human Origin
    • Evil Demons And The Stoic God
    • Conclusions And Observations On Later Developments
  • Demons And Exorcisms In The Gospel Of Mark (97-116) by Geert Van Oyen   (1M)
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    • Introduction
    • Narrative Reading As Methodological Starting Point
    • The First Reading Experience: A Dossier Of The Demons And The Vocabulary
    • The Second Step: The Place Of The Stories About Demons And Exorcisms In The Composition Of The Gospel Of Mark
    • The Third Stage: Who Is Jesus? Mark And His Readers
  • The Application Of Magical Formulas Of Invocation In Christian Contexts (117-128) by Hagit Amirav   (539K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Magical Formula Of Invocation
    • Acts 19:13–20: The Technical Features Of Magic
    • Acts 19:13–20: The Rhetoric
    • Patristic Exegesis On Acts 19:13–20
    • Conclusion: Magic And The Evolution Of Christian Identity
  • Exorcism: Tackling The Devil By Word Of Mouth (129-142) by A.A.R. Bastiaensen   (484K)
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    • Exorcism In Ephesus
    • Innumerous Exorcists
    • The Struggle With The Evil One And His Satellites
    • The Office Of Exorcist
    • Personal And Impersonal Exorcism
    • Exorcism In The Curriculum Of Conversion
    • A Variety Of Terms
    • Liturgical Exorcisms
  • Justin Martyr And His Demon-Ridden Universe (143-158) by Theodoor Korteweg   (558K)
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    • Introduction: Who Is The Real Justin?
    • Justin Yet Another Admirer Of Plato And Socrates?
    • Another Approach To Justin And His Demonology
    • Exorcism: A Change Of Scene For The Individual And For The Universe As A Whole
    • Why, Nevertheless, The Demons Are Still Active
    • Conclusion: Justin’s View Of Enlightenment
  • Demons Without And Within: The Representation Of Demons, The Saint, And The Soul In Early Christian Lives, Letters And Sayings (159-182) by Nienke Vos   (573K)
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    • Introduction
    • Antony: Life And Letters
    • Excursus: Stoicism, Development And Internal Conflict
    • Macrina And Syncletica: Life And Sayings
    • Conclusion
  • Demons Among The Messalians (183-192) by Boudewijn Dehandschutter   (532K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Sources
    • The Role Of The Demons
    • The Doctrine Of The Demonic
    • Conclusion
  • Denominations Of The Devil And Demons In the Missale Gothicum (193-210) by Gerard Bartelink   (522K)
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    • Introduction
    • Elements Of Speech
    • List Of Denominations
    • The Activity Of The Devil And The Demons
    • Conclusion
  • Overshadowing Or Foreshadowing Return: The Role Of Demons In Eriugena’s Periphyseon (211-230) by Willemien Otten   (504K)
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    • Eriugena Between Patristic And Medieval Demonology
    • Eriugena On Demons: How The Argument Unfolds
    • Eriugena On Demons: Pressing The Case Of Return
  • Horror Vacui: Evil In The Incarnated World Of The Bibles Moralisées (231-248) by Babette Hellemans   (2M)
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    • Introduction
    • ‘Slide Show’: The Bible Moralisée And Its Transparencies
    • Change In An Incarnated World
    • History Broken Into Pieces
  • Index Locorum (249-257)   (462K)
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    • Old Testament
    • Apocrypha And Pseudepigrapha
    • New Testament
    • Gnostic Sources
    • Qumran
    • Mishnah
    • Ancient Greek And Latin Authors
    • Early Christian And Medieval Sources
    • Sacramentaries