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Libra Esoterica

Christian Demonology and Popular Mythology

by Gábor Klaniczay, Éva Pócs, Ágnes Birtalan, Monika Kropej, Anna Kuznetsova, Jonas Liliequist, Benedek Láng, Soili-Maria Olli, Vesna Petreska, Anna Plotnikova, L’upcho S Risteski, Ilana Rosen, Karen P Smith, Éva Szacsvay, György E Szőnyi, Erzsébet Tatai, Ulrika Wolf-Knuts, Wanda Wyporska & Zmago Šmitek

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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The authors—recognized historians, ethnologists, folklorists coming from four continents—present the latest research findings on the relationship, coexistence and conflicts of popular belief systems, Judeo-Christian mythology and demonology in medieval and modern Europe. The present volume focuses on the divergence between Western and Eastern evolution, on the different relationship of learned demonology to popular belief systems in the two parts of Europe. It discusses the conflict of saints, healers, seers, shamans with the representatives of evil; the special function of escorting, protecting, possessing, harming and healing spirits; the role of the dead, the ghosts, of pre-Christian, Jewish and Christian spirit-world, the antagonism of the devil and the saint.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession and Shamanism and spirit practice.

  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref and openalex matched “demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the title, “Demonology” in the description, “Demonology” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “demonology”· via Crossref
    • “demonology”· via OpenAlex
    • “Demonology”· in title
    • “Demonology”· in description
    • “Demonology”· in subject
    • “Demonology”· in edition title
  • Shamanism and spirit practice

    Retained metadata contains “Shamans” in the description.

    • “Shamans”· in description

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2006-10-10Central European University Press; Central European University Press eBooksEnglish
  • 9786155211010
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Catalog id
crossref:10.1515/9786155211010
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