Medieval Devil

Richard Raiswell is an associate professor of history at the University of Prince Edward Island. David R. Winter is an associate professor of history at Brandon University.

"This certainly seems to be a book that might entice one to develop a new course." - Eileen Gardiner, University of Bristol (Medieval Sermon Studies)

• Acknowledgments Preface Chapter One: Sources for the Medieval Devil1. The Serpent and the Fall of Humanity2. The Sons of God and the Giants3. Satan as God’s Agent4. The Fall of Lucifer?5. God as the Creator of Evil?6. Satan as Spy and Tester7. The Demons of Ancient Greece8. Rabbinical Teachings on the Devil9. Satan Reappears10. The Homicidal Liar11. Fall of Lucifer RevisitedChapter Two: Development of a Narrative12. The Subversion of Humanity13. Mastêmâ the Devil?14. Interrogating Genesis15. Eve’s Perspective of Humanity’s Fall16. Gnostic Dualism17. Did God Create Evil?18. A Worldly Prince as the Devil?19. Devil as Kidnapper20. Sympathy for the Devil21. A Perverse Power, Hostile to Truth22. A Proto-Demonology?Chapter Three: Forging a Community23. The Problem of Idols24. The Betrayal and Trial of Jesus25. The Susceptibility of Women to the Devil26. The Death of the Old Religion27. The Problem of Magic28. Survival of the Old Religion29. Alexander Encounters Gog and Magog 30. Dealing with Unorthodox Views31. Policing Practice32. The Possibility of Demonic Night Flight?33. A Sorceress and Her DemonsChapter Four: The Early Monastic Devil34. A "Proto-Monk" is Assaulted by Demons in the Wilderness35. Saint Martin of Tours Fights the Devil36. Why Can Demons Do Such Great Things?37. Bishop Narcissus Sees a Horrible Demon38. Stable Hands Pray to the Devil39. Demonic Stratagems in the Carolingian World40. The Monastery as a Fortress against the Devil41. Besieged by DemonsChapter Five: The Devil and Feudal Society42. The Demonic Pact of St Cyprian43. The Pope Makes a Pact with the Devil44. The Man of Sin45. Demonic Vassalage46. The Devil as Feudal Lord47. The Life of Antichrist48. The Devil’s Churchmen49. Trial by LandscapeChapter Six: The Devil’s Domain50. The Development of Hell51. The Harrowing of Hell52. The Geography of Hell53. An Anglo-Saxon Monk Recounts a Vision of Hell54. Hell at Sea55. A Maiden Views Hell56. An Urban Hell57. Dante’s Vision of the Structure of HellChapter Seven: Varieties of Possession and Exorcism58. Biblical Possessions59. Exorcisms by the Disciples60. Two Early Forms of Exorcism61. Dispossession by Person62. Dispossession by Objects63. Baptism64. Formalizing Dispossession65. Protection and Charms against Demonic Incursions66. Breaking the Devil’s Hold67. Divine Possession, Gender, and PoliticsChapter Eight: Demonizations68. The Origins of Islam69. A Scholar Explains Islam70. Clerical Sodomy71. The Blood Libel72. Diabolized History73. Devil-Worshipping Heretics?74. Rooting Out Heresy 75. Hordes from the East76. Satan’s Knights?77. A Panorama of Pain Chapter Nine: Theorizing the Devil and Society in the High Middle Ages78. The Devil as Nullity79. A Scholastic Theologian Wrestles with Demonic Bodies80. The Devil Makes His Case81. Contemplating the Devil’s Place in Nature82. A Preacher’s Stories about the Devil83. Demons in Monastic Training Manuals84. Various Exempla Demons from the British Isles85. An Anonymous Preacher Allegorizes HellChapter Ten: Experiencing the Devil in Word and Image86. The Miracle of Theophilus87. An Alternative Creation Story88. Demonic Horseplay89. Antichrist Takes the Stage90. Images of the DevilChapter Eleven: Towards the Early Modern Age91. Working with Demons92. Magic, Demons, and Heresy93. The Church of Antichrist94. The Problem of Satan as an "Angel of Light"95. Interrogators’ Views of Joan of Arc96. The Synagogue of Satan97. Merging Traditions 98. Toward the Witch HuntsBibliography  Index