The Pedigree of the DevilTrübner & Company, 1883 - 256 páginas Traces the history and traditions of ideas related to demonology. |
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... bodies of men and animals ; and myriads of angels , surrounding the saints , and ministering to them . Side by side with this belief in the multitude of good and evil spirits , there was slowly growing up in the Jewish mind a belief in ...
... bodies of men and animals ; and myriads of angels , surrounding the saints , and ministering to them . Side by side with this belief in the multitude of good and evil spirits , there was slowly growing up in the Jewish mind a belief in ...
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... bodies with his own evil spirit ; he can boast of his own synagogue ; he assumes the appearance of an angel of light ; his schemes are deep , ' but he sits in high places ; in imitation of his divine enemy , he has his angels , or ...
... bodies with his own evil spirit ; he can boast of his own synagogue ; he assumes the appearance of an angel of light ; his schemes are deep , ' but he sits in high places ; in imitation of his divine enemy , he has his angels , or ...
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... body from which man suffers , the tempter to all moral evil , and the prime instigator of every crime which has ever been committed . He is credited with most seductive powers , and an immense success in his schemes : the many travel on ...
... body from which man suffers , the tempter to all moral evil , and the prime instigator of every crime which has ever been committed . He is credited with most seductive powers , and an immense success in his schemes : the many travel on ...
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... body or conception to which they were attached , and to have a commensurate duration ; but besides all these , the world of demons was being perpetually recruited by human deaths , for it was a universal belief that the disembodied ...
... body or conception to which they were attached , and to have a commensurate duration ; but besides all these , the world of demons was being perpetually recruited by human deaths , for it was a universal belief that the disembodied ...
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... body , living or dead , had two fugitive attendants , a shadow and a reflection , the former dark and dull , the latter much more bright and lively . The optical cause of these appearances was not recognized , and the nervous fear ...
... body , living or dead , had two fugitive attendants , a shadow and a reflection , the former dark and dull , the latter much more bright and lively . The optical cause of these appearances was not recognized , and the nervous fear ...
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Accadian amongst ancestors ancient angels Asmodeus Assyrian Author became belief British Buddhist C. M. Ingleby Chaldean Chinese Christian cloth College creed Crown 8vo culture darkness dead death deities demons Demy 8vo Devil DICTIONARY dragon duergar dwarfs earth Egyptian English and Foreign Essay evil existence F. W. Newman faith Fcap fire Foreign Philosophical Library French G. J. Holyoake German gods GRAMMAR Greek Hades heaven Hebrew Hell Henry Hindu History Holyoake human idea ideal Illustrations India Jehovah John LANGUAGE late Lectures legend living LL.D London magic Max Müller modern monster moral mythology nature Notes nymphs origin paper Persian Ph.D Plates Post 8vo primeval Professor race religion religious Roman Royal 8vo Sanskrit Satan satyr Second Edition serpent sewed Sheol Society souls spirits Tartaros Text Third Edition tion traditions Translated tribes Trübner's Oriental Series Turanian viii W. R. Greg worship wrapper
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Página 172 - As a bridegroom coming out of his chamber and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Página 122 - They but now who seem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs in narrow room Throng numberless, like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount; or faery elves, Whose midnight revels, by a forest side Or fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees.
Página 212 - The other shape, If shape it might be call'd that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint or limb ; Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either; black it stood as night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart; what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. 1
Página 132 - A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace, flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Kegions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell; hope never comes
Página 169 - thus:—" His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire : and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace ; and his
Página 35 - I'll lead you about a round, Through bog, through bush, through brake, through brier; Sometime a horse I'll be, sometime a hound, A hog, a headless bear, sometimes a fire, And neigh, and bark, and grunt, and roar, and burn, Like horse, hound, hog, bear, fire, at every turn.
Página 199 - I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon,
Página 182 - is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds and bruises and putrefying sores
Página 100 - Before the gates there sat On either side a formidable shape; The one seem'd woman to the waist, and fair; But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast; a serpent arm'd With mortal sting the