A History of the Devil
- ISBN-10
- 0399113274
- ISBN-13
- 9780399113277
- Category
- Religion / Cults
- Pages
- 251
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Author
- William Howard Woods
Description
Primitive religion, Dionysian rites, witches, heresies, and demonic possession are treated in this study of the devil in European countries.
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