The Devil
Subtitle: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity (Cornell Paperbacks)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: August 1987
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780801494093
Subjects: Animism; Satanism & demonology; Witchcraft; Moral Theology; Ethics (General); Religion - Church History; Religion; Cults; Medieval; Satanism; Devil; Good and evil; History of doctrines
First sentence: The essence of evil is abuse of a sentient being, a being that can feel pain.