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.
- ISBN10 0745628168
- ISBN13 9780745628165
- Publish Date 31 October 2003
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Polity Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 360
- Language English