A compendium celebrating the art of hell and its minions
Pandemonium: The Illustrated History of Demonology presents&;for the first time&;Satan&;s family tree, providing a history and analysis of his fellow fallen angels from Asmodeus to Ziminiar. Throughout the book, there are short entries on individual demons, but Pandemonium is more than just a visual encyclopedia. It also focuses on the influence of figures like Beelzebub, Azazel, Lilith, and Moloch on Western religion, literature, and art. Ranging from the earliest scriptural references to demons through the contemporary era, when the devils took on a subtler form, Pandemonium functions as a compendium of Lucifer&;s subjects, from Dante&;s The Divine Comedy to John Milton&;s Paradise Lost, and all the points in between. Containing rarely seen illustrations of very old treatises on demonology, as well as more well-known works by the great masters of Western painting, this book celebrates the art of hell like never before.
| Introduction - Toward A Demonic Poetics |
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IV Better to Reign in Hell |
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V The Greatest Trick Eoert Pulled |
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| Conclusion - What Of Demonology Today? |
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Ed Simon is a staff writer for The Millions, which the New York Times has called the indispensable literary site, as well as an editor for the popular British site Berfrois, which focuses on Literature, Ideas, Tea. A widely published and prolific freelance writer who holds a PhD in English from Lehigh University, his work has appeared on most major American literary and journalistic sites. He is also the author of several published books, including America and Other Fictions: On Radical Faith and Post-Religion, which was published by Zero Books in December 2018, and Furnace of This World: Or, 36 Observations about Goodness, also released by Zero Books in September 2019. He lives in Washington, D.C.
