The Political History of the DevilAMS Press, 2003 - 605 Seiten First published in 1726, this full-length study of the devil's role in society combines Biblical history with common sense as Defoe considers the conflict between forces of destructive evil and the benevolent Deity which controls the world. |
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... story to story and curiosity to curiosity , narrating a series of events apparently in search of the humorous , the entertaining , and the instructive . The primary content of Part II is its inquiry into popular supersti- tions ...
... story to story and curiosity to curiosity , narrating a series of events apparently in search of the humorous , the entertaining , and the instructive . The primary content of Part II is its inquiry into popular supersti- tions ...
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... Story , and leave out the Consequences . But to come to more remarkable Things , and in which the Devil has thought fit to act in a Figure more suitable to his Dignity , and on Occasions consistent with himself ; take the Story of the ...
... Story , and leave out the Consequences . But to come to more remarkable Things , and in which the Devil has thought fit to act in a Figure more suitable to his Dignity , and on Occasions consistent with himself ; take the Story of the ...
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... Story ( if you can bear a serious one ) is this . The Man was in great Horror of Mind , and the Family fear'd he ... Story short , the Time came , the Devil came , and the Minister was present , when the Devil came ; what Shape he was in ...
... Story ( if you can bear a serious one ) is this . The Man was in great Horror of Mind , and the Family fear'd he ... Story short , the Time came , the Devil came , and the Minister was present , when the Devil came ; what Shape he was in ...
Inhalt
List of Illustrations | xi |
Headnote | xix |
Notes to Headnote | lxxv |
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