Moncure Daniel Conway (1832-1907), the son of a Virginian plantation-owner, became a Unitarian minister but his anti-slavery views made him controversial. He later became a freethinker, and following the outbreak of the Civil War, which deeply divided his own family, he left the United States for England in 1863. He gained a reputation for being the 'least orthodox preacher in London', and was acquainted with many figures in the literary and scientific world, including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin. In this two-volume work, first published in 1879, Conway draws from examples across the world to discuss the origins and decline of beliefs in demons. In Volume 1, he classifies types of demon and argues that the various types are personifications of the main obstacles to 'primitive man'. In Volume 2, he discusses the role that the Devil plays in Christianity, and that similar figures play in other religions.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781108044165
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113033461
Product Key Features
Author
Moncure Daniel Conway
Publication Name
Demonology and Devil-Lore 2 Volume Set
Format
Mixed Media
Language
English
Subject
Mythology
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
936 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
1260g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Moncure Daniel Conway
Series Title
Cambridge Library Collection-Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Topic
Zombies, Mental Exercise
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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