The Dictionary of Demons

Author: Michelle Belanger
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738727458
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
The Dictionary of Demons starts with a simple premise: names have power. In medieval and Renaissance Europe, it was believed that speaking a demon's true name could summon it, compel it, and bind it. Occult scholar Michelle Belanger has compiled the most complete compendium of demonic names available anywhere, using both notorious and obscure sources from the Western grimoiric tradition. Presented alphabetically from Aariel to Zynextyur, more than 1,500 demons are introduced, explored, and cross-referenced by theme and elemental or planetary correspondence. This meticulously researched reference work features fascinating short articles on demonology and a wealth of woodcuts, etchings, and paintings depicting demons through the ages.

Dictionary of Demons

Author: Fred Gettings
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description

Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures

Author: Theresa Bane
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786488948
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. From Aamon, the demon of life and reproduction with the head of a serpent and the body of a wolf in Christian demonology, to Zu, the half-man, half-bird personification of the southern wind and thunder clouds in Sumero-Akkadian mythology, entries offer descriptions of each demon's origins, appearance and cultural significance. Also included are descriptions of the demonic and diabolical members making up the hierarchy of Hell and the numerous species of demons that, according to various folklores, mythologies, and religions, populate the earth and plague mankind. Very thoroughly indexed.

The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

Author: Rosemary Guiley
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438131917
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Explores this dark aspect of folklore and religion and the role that demons play in the modern world. Includes numerous entries documenting beliefs about demons and demonology from ancient history to the present.

Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible

Author: Karel van der Toorn
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802824912
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1006

Book Description
The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD) is the single major reference work on the gods, angels, demons, spirits, and semidivine heroes whose names occur in the biblical books. Book jacket.

A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits

Author: Carol K. Mack
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805062700
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Originally published: New York: Arcade Pub.: Distributed by Little, Brown and Company, c1998.

Dictionary of Angels

Author: Gustav Davidson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 002907052X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
In the midst of the remarkable revival of interest and belief in angels comes this handsomely illustrated reference work--the fruit of 16 years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts. "A wacky and wonderful compendium of angelic lore".--Time. Illustrations.

The Complete Book of Devils and Demons

Author: Leonard R. N. Ashley
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616083336
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
Previous ed.: New York: Barricade Books, c1996.

The Infernal Dictionary

Author: Colin de Plancy
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781076523112
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
The classic illustrations of Demons! Published in 1818-1863, the original Dictionnaire Infernal remains the ultimate source for images of the most famous demons of demonology! Written by Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy, and illustrated by Louis Le Breton, this classic work was printed in 6 editions, with the final edition of 1863 containing the famous demon images. The text and images of the spirits, from the 1863 edition are presented here, in this Infernal Dictionary. A must have for the library of any serious student of the Black arts and witchcraft!

The Dictionary of Demons: Expanded & Revised

Author: M. Belanger
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 073876549X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 508

Book Description
This premium-hardcover, limited edition of one the world's most important books on demonology has been expanded to include even more fascinating details about even more demons. Ever since the publication of the original book, author M. Belanger has been collecting material for this expanded, tenth-anniversary edition. The addition of new articles, demons, appendices, and art make the bestselling Dictionary of Demons into an even more comprehensive resource. You will discover an expanded introduction, special extended articles, an update to the Decans of the Zodiac, additional entries on demons that were not previously included, and dozens of new illustrations. These additions explore the roots of demonology, comparative mythologies, and the influence of important source texts. Compiled from intensive research on notorious and obscure sources from the Western grimoiric tradition, The Dictionary of Demons is one of the most complete compendiums of demonic names available anywhere. Presented alphabetically from Aariel to Zynextyur, more than 1,500 demons are introduced, explored, and cross-referenced by theme and elemental or planetary correspondence. This meticulously researched reference work features fascinating short articles on demonology and a wealth of woodcuts, etchings, and paintings depicting demons through the ages.