Tradition 11 of 33
Demonology, angelology, and possession
Demons, angels, spirit hierarchies, possession, exorcism, Satanism, and Goetic traditions.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 2,321
- Earliest
- 825 CE
- to 2026
- Read free
- 31%
- 709 with public full text
- With covers
- 50%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match1,967
- Metadata match222
- Query match124
- Source classification (retained through merging)8
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- Demonology709
- angels386
- Early works to 1800312
- Witchcraft244
- Exorcism228
- Demoniac possession213
- History193
- Fiction192
- Magic161
- Démonologie152
- Satanism130
- occultism125
- Devil118
- Dämonologie118
- Demonología104
- Social Sciences104
- Philosophy103
- Art90
- christianity90
- Arts and Humanities81
- Juvenile fiction80
- Religion75
- Literature74
- public domain66
Top languages
- English1,305 · 56%
- French243 · 10%
- Latin243 · 10%
- German177 · 8%
- Spanish60 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Johann Weyer22 in this tradition24 books
- Jean Bodin16 in this tradition25 books
- Walter Scott15 in this tradition42 books
- Iamblichus12 in this tradition17 books
- Doreen Virtue11 in this tradition24 books
- Balthasar Bekker11 in this tradition14 books
- Girolamo Menghi11 books
- Reginald Scot10 in this tradition11 books
- John Darrel10 books
- Emanuel Swedenborg9 in this tradition66 books
- Jakob Sprenger9 in this tradition13 books
- Sébastien Michaelis9 in this tradition11 books
2,321 books
The demonologist
Gerald Brittle
1980
The desert spear
Peter V. Brett
2010
The devil's labyrinth
John Saul
2007
The devil's notebook
Anton Szandor LaVey
1992
The devils
John Robert Whiting
1961
The devils of Loudon
Aldous Huxley
1980
The dictionary of demons
Michelle A. Belanger
2010
The encyclopedic sourcebook of Satanism
James R. Lewis
2006
The evil at Monteine
Brian Ball
2010
The exorcism of Anneliese Michel
Felicitas D. Goodman
1981
The fallen
Dale Bailey
2002
The infinite boundary
D. Scott Rogo
1987
The intruders
Pat Montandon
1975
The lesser key of Solomon
Joseph H. Peterson
1999
The night stalker
Philip Carlo
1996
The paper dolls
L. P. Davies
1964
The revolt of the cockroach people
Oscar Zeta Acosta
1973
The satanic witch
Anton Szandor LaVey
1989
The school of darkness
Manly Wade Wellman
1985
The smile of a ghost
Phil Rickman
2005
The stain
Rikki Ducornet
1984
The sylph
Georgiana Spencer Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire
1779
The third wave of the Holy Spirit
C. Peter Wagner
1988
The ultimate evil
Maury Terry
1987