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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Colleagues: Allow me to recommend my two books: Giants in Those Days: Folklore, Ancient History, and Nationalism (U Nebraska P 1989) and Demon Lovers: Witchcraft, Sex, and the Crisis of Belief (U Chicago P, 2002). The first is a history of the concept of the giant from Genesis 6:4 through the Middle Ages to Rabelais. The second follows the concept of the embodied demon and the way it evolved into the fifteenth- to seventeenth-century accusation that women were having sex with incubi. Both are illustrated rather well. There's also Stuart Clark, Thinking with Demons (Oxford, 1997), which is extremely thorough on demons in general, and the Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, ed. Richard Golden, 4 vols., ABC-CLIO, 2006, which is also online through many university libraries, and has state-of-the art articles on all aspects of demonology. I have a long article on "Demons: An Overview," in the New Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed., ed. Lindsay Jones, 15 vols., Macmillan Reference, 2005, 4:2275-82, which takes things back to Mesopotamia. Best wishes, Walter Stephens Charles S. Singleton Professor of Italian Studies Director of Graduate Studies in Italian Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218 http://johnshopkins.academia.edu/WalterStephens tel. 01 410 516 7229; 01 410 516 7227 (main office) OFFICE HOURS 2014S: Tu, W 10:00-12:00, or by appt. On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 12:37 AM, Paul Chandler < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > Jeffrey Burton Russell has four or five well-documented books on the > subject, starting with *The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to > Primitive Christianity*. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1977, > and for the Middle Ages, *Lucifer, the Devil in the Middle Ages* (1984). > -- Paul > > > On 2 February 2014 14:09, Jane Wickenden <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >> >> Bob, >> >> You might find these useful: >> >> Catherine Rider. _Magic and religion in medieval England_ (London: >> Reaktion Books, 2012) >> >> Robert Bartlett. _The natural and the supernatural in the Middle Ages_ >> (Cambridge University Press, 2008) >> >> Andrew Joynes (ed). _Medieval ghost stories_ (Boydell Press, 2006). >> >> Regards >> >> Jane >> On 2 Feb 2014 03:27, "Jaye Procure" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and >>> culture >>> I suspect demons were depicted with bodies because we can't depict them >>> without bodies! It is one of those issues, like Adam and Eve being >>> depicted with navels that is there for the comfort of those looking on. >>> >>> The origin of demons in Catholicism is usually held to be the fall of >>> Lucifer and his minions in the Book of Revelation 12:7-9. >>> >>> Jaye >>> >>> >>> On 1 February 2014 21:59, Bob Peckham <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and >>>> culture >>>> I am interested in the sources for what I take was a fascination for >>>> demons in the Middle Ages. >>>> >>>> Actually, I am working with the Tennessee UMC, where parishioners and >>>> clergy are reading Luke and Acts this year. I have come to Luke 4: 31-43, >>>> and I realize there is no explicit biblically-stated origin of demons. >>>> There is only so much you can say about the Nephilim, without wading >>>> into Enoch, and "imprisoned spirits" of angels takes you all over the >>>> place. I want to say something about demons. I note that there are plenty >>>> of demons with bodies in the medieval iconography (lots of illustrations, >>>> etc.). How does this culture evolve? >>>> >>>> TennesseeBob Peckham >>>> Busker & song writer >>>> ********************************************************************** >>>> To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME >>>> to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it >>>> to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the >>>> message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In >>>> order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >>>> [log in to unmask] For further information, >>>> visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to >>> live as one wishes to live. >>> - Oscar Wilde <http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/29590.html> >>> >>> Please check out my blog: >>> http://catholicanuck.blogspot.com >>> ********************************************************************** >>> To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME >>> to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it >>> to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the >>> message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In >>> order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >>> [log in to unmask] For further information, visit >>> our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion >> >> ********************************************************************** To >> join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: >> [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: >> [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: >> unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to >> report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >> [log in to unmask] For further information, visit >> our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion >> > > > > -- > Paul Chandler, O.Carm. > Holy Spirit Seminary | PO Box 18 (487 Earnshaw Road) | Banyo Qld 4014 > | Australia > office: (07) 3246 9888 | home: (07) 3246 9894 > [log in to unmask] > ********************************************************************** To > join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: > [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: > unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to > report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] For further information, visit > our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion