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The Encyclopedia Of Demons And Demonology (2009)

by John Zaffis(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0816073155 (ISBN13: 9780816073153)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Checkmark Books

review 1: Not my usual taste, but I've been on a religious nonfiction kick lately, and I figured this would be an interesting way to learn about historical religion. "Interesting" is stretching it at times, but it's a thorough treatment of all kinds of crazy things: artistic representation of various demons, the non-biblical Solomon legends (hosts and hosts of demons, most of which have wacky powers), various hauntings, and a dash of spiritism. The witch panics are probably the most interesting entries--some truly horrifying stories in there, and a good summary of our capacity for egotism and wanton cruelty. I was glad to see the end of this book (it's an encyclopedia, so it's not exactly gripping--by P or so I was pretty done), but it was certainly thought-provoking to consider ... morethe fine line between religious belief and ludicrous superstition.
review 2: The 72 demon's powers and attributes (if you want to call them that) were similar and sometimes exactly the same, but with a different amount of legions. Although, some demons work together I would have liked to have seen a list of the hierarchy. There is mention of dukes, marquis, grand dukes, earls, princes, kings, and presidents. Should I use modern time lists to see who is the most powerful or what. There are some interesting things to learn about possession, witchcraft, amulets, seals, and the seven deadly sins.A good resource book for writing about demons, but you will most likely have to find others as this is not all encompassing on this subject. less

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