The Devil
Subtitle: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr
Published: October 1977
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780801409387
Subjects: Encyclopaedias & Reference Works; Cults; Good and evil; Sociology; General; Devil; History of doctrines
First sentence: The essence of evil is abuse of a sentient being, a being that can feel pain.