Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Patmore, Hector M., editor. | Lössl, Josef, editor.
Title: Demons in early Judaism and Christianity : characters and characteristics / edited by Hector M. Patmore, Josef Lössl.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] | Series: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity, 1871-6636 ; volume 113 | Includes index. | Summary: “For Jews and Christians in Antiquity beliefs about demons were integral to their reflections on fundamental theological questions, but what kind of ‘being’ did they consider demons to be? To what extent were they thought to be embodied? Were demons thought of as physical entities or merely as metaphors for social and psychological realities? What is the relation between demons and the hypostatization of abstract concepts (fear, impurity, etc) and baleful phenomenon such as disease? These are some of the questions that this volume addresses by focussing on the nature and characteristics of demons – what one might call ‘demonic ontology’”— Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022022245 (print) | LCCN 2022022246 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004517141 (hardback : acid-free paper) | ISBN 9789004518148 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Demonology. | Theology. | Judaism—Doctrines.
Classification: LCC BL480 .D464 2022 (print) | LCC BL480 (ebook) | DDC 202/.16—dc23/eng20220823
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022022245
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022022246
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ISSN 1871-6636
ISBN 978-90-04-51714-1 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-51814-8 (e-book)
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