A History of the Devil: A Philosophical Introduction

This highly original and engaging book by French historian Robert Muchembled, is a journey through time and space in search of the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture.

• An outstanding book about the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture.
  
• Robert Muchembled is a well-known historian and an expert on witchcraft, whose work has already been translated into many languages.
  
• The author highlights the way that the changing notion of evil is connected to other changes in society at large.
  
• Draws on a wealth of examples, from the witch-hunts of the 15th and 16th centuries, to the films of Stanley Kubrick.

Author: Robert Muchembled
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 01/16/2004
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.20h x 5.94w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780745628158

About the Author
Robert Muchembled is a professor of history at the University of Paris XIII.

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