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Lucifer
The Devil in the Middle Ages
The third volume of Jeffrey Burton Russell's history of the Devil, covering the Middle Ages. He traces the development of the Devil in theology, popular religion, folklore, art and literature, from early medieval thought through scholasticism and mysticism to the beginnings of the witch persecutions. Clear and well documented, it is a key resource for understanding medieval conceptions of evil and the background to later European demonology and witch beliefs.











