Michelle D. Brock

Satan and the Scots (eBook, ePUB)

The Devil in Post-Reformation Scotland, c.1560-1700

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Frequent discussions of Satan from the pulpit, in the courtroom, in print, in self-writings, and on the streets rendered the Devil an immediate and assumed presence in early modern Scotland. Exploring what it meant to live in a world in which Satan's presence was believed to be, and indeed, perceived to be, ubiquitous, this book recreates the role of the Devil in the mental worlds of the Scottish people from the Reformation through the early eighteenth century. In so doing it is both the first history of the Devil in Scotland and a case study of the profound ways that beliefs about evil can change lives and shape whole societies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317059462
• Artikelnr.: 45132463

Autorenporträt

Michelle D. Brock is an Assistant Professor of History at Washington and Lee University, where she teaches courses on British and early modern European history. She received her Ph.D from the University of Texas at Austin.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Reforming the devil
From the pulpit
A constant adversary
Internalizing the demonic
Wicked words and demonic belief
The devil as master
Satan on the streets
Conclusion: of monsters and men
Bibliography
Index.