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内容紹介
The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting how past generations have personified evil, he deepens our understanding of the ways in which people have dealt with the enduring problem of radical evil.
After a compelling essay on the nature of evil, Russell uncovers the origins of the concept of the Devil in various early cultures and then traces its evolution in Western thought from the time of the ancient Hebrews through the first centuries of the Christian era. Next he turns to the medieval view of the Devil, focusing on images found in folklore, scholastic thought, art, literature, mysticism, and witchcraft. Finally, he follows the Devil into our own era, where he draws on examples from theology, philosophy, art, literature, and popular culture to describe the great changes in this traditional notion of evil brought about by the intellectual and cultural developments of modern times.
Is the Devil an outmoded superstition, as most educated people today believe? Or do the horrors of the twentieth century and the specter of nuclear war make all too clear the continuing need for some vital symbol of radical evil? A single-volume distillation of Russell's epic tetralogy on the nature and personifcation of evil from ancient times to the present (published by Cornell University Press between 1977 and 1986), The Prince of Darkness invites readers to confront these and other critical questions as they explore the past faces of that figure who has been called the second most famous personage in Christianity.
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内容（「BOOK」データベースより）
デヴィル・サタン・ルシフェル・メフィストフェレスなど、古代から現代にいたるさまざまな悪魔像の変遷を、神話・宗教・文学・歴史・心理学や、社会的背景などから克明にあとづけた悪魔学の決定版。西欧の「罪」の文化史。
内容（「MARC」データベースより）
デヴィル、サタン、ルシフェル、メフィストフェレスなど、古代から現代に至る様々な悪魔像の変遷を、神話・宗教・文学・歴史・心理学や、社会的背景などから克明にあとづけた悪魔学の決定版。90年刊の新装版。
レビュー
"Fascinating. . . . A history of the Devil taken seriously, in theology, folklore, art, literature." Village Voice"
"There is probably no one alive who knows more about the lore of the Devil than Jeffrey Burton Russell. . . . He supplies colourful accounts of the pictures medieval folklore formed of the Evil One, and discerning sketches of the insights of poets like Dante and Milton, and novelists from Dostoevsky to Flannery O'Conner. . . . A first-rate survey. . . . Close-packed as it inevitably is, it reads easily, and each of its chapters is full of accurate and skillfully arranged information." Times Literary Supplement"
"Russell recreates the arcane images of good and evil we all once understood perfectly well as children. From the moment the cover is lifted on this beautifully produced book, the world darkens. Russell presents story after story, using them like a descending staircase, drawing us down into archetypal memories of unending battles with the Evil One." Bloomsbury Review"
"Fascinating. . . . A history of the Devil taken seriously, in theology, folklore, art, literature." Village Voice"
"There is probably no one alive who knows more about the lore of the Devil than Jeffrey Burton Russell. . . . He supplies colourful accounts of the pictures medieval folklore formed of the Evil One, and discerning sketches of the insights of poets like Dante and Milton, and novelists from Dostoevsky to Flannery O'Conner. . . . A first-rate survey. . . . Close-packed as it inevitably is, it reads easily, and each of its chapters is full of accurate and skillfully arranged information." Times Literary Supplement"
"Russell recreates the arcane images of good and evil we all once understood perfectly well as children. From the moment the cover is lifted on this beautifully produced book, the world darkens. Russell presents story after story, using them like a descending staircase, drawing us down into archetypal memories of unending battles with the Evil One." Bloomsbury Review"
"Fascinating. . . . A history of the Devil taken seriously, in theology, folklore, art, literature."--Village Voice
"There is probably no one alive who knows more about the lore of the Devil than Jeffrey Burton Russell. . . . He supplies colourful accounts of the pictures medieval folklore formed of the Evil One, and discerning sketches of the insights of poets like Dante and Milton, and novelists from Dostoevsky to Flannery O'Conner. . . . A first-rate survey. . . . Close-packed as it inevitably is, it reads easily, and each of its chapters is full of accurate and skillfully arranged information."--Times Literary Supplement
"Russell recreates the arcane images of good and evil we all once understood perfectly well as children. From the moment the cover is lifted on this beautifully produced book, the world darkens. Russell presents story after story, using them like a descending staircase, drawing us down into archetypal memories of unending battles with the Evil One."--Bloomsbury Review
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著者について
Jeffrey Burton Russell is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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著者略歴 (「BOOK著者紹介情報」より)
ラッセル,ジェフリー・B.
カリフォルニア大学・歴史学科教授。哲学博士。西欧中世史の研究の中から、悪魔の意味の重要性に着目
大瀧/啓裕
1952年、大阪生まれ(本データはこの書籍が刊行された当時に掲載されていたものです)
引用 終わり
目次
・序言
・１ 悪
・２ 世界の悪魔
・３ 善なる主と悪魔
・４ キリストと悪の力
・５ サタンと異端
・６ 二元論と荒野
・７ 古典的なキリスト教徒の見解
・８ 庶民とエリートのルシフェル
・９ スコラ学者、詩人、劇作家
・１０ 唯名論者、神秘主義者、魔女
・１１ 悪魔と改革者
・１２ 壮麗な玉座高くに
・１３ 地獄の崩壊
・１４ ロマンスからニヒリズムへ
・１５ 悪の統合
・１６ アウシュビッツと広島
・１７ 悪の意味
・神の両面を示す聖書のくだり（付録１）
・新約聖書における悪魔（付録２）
・訳者あとがき
・索引
感想
佐藤優氏の著書『悪の正体』[:title]で、本書がたくさん紹介されていたので、興味を持ち、読んだ。
悪魔が、たくさんの物語に出ていることが分かる。永井豪先生の『デビルマン』も、考察してほしい。
また、歴史上、たくさんの人間がたくさんの悪いことをしたことが分かる。それらと、悪魔の関係についての考察が興味深い。
ジェフリー・B. ラッセル氏の悪魔四部作を読みたくなった。
