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For medieval and early modern Europeans, the Devil and his demonic minions were seen as increasingly active. They tempted monks, tortured the unwary, and conspired against humanity. They were responsible for waves of heresy, plague, famine, and religious division, and they formed unholy alliances foreshadowing the approaching Apocalypse and End Times.
Bringing together eighteen internationally recognized specialists, A Companion to the Devil and Demons explores the latest research on premodern European beliefs about the Devil and demons. With chapters ranging from scholastic and necromantic perceptions of demons to the place of demons within witch trials, connections between demons and non-human beings, and media that spread ideas about demons, it argues for the centrality and durability of “demon knowledge” in European culture.
Contributors to this volume: Philip C. Almond, Robin B. Barnes, Dean Phillip Bell, Michelle D. Brock, Fabián Alejandro Campagne, David J. Collins, SJ, Ismael del Olmo, Kathryn A. Edwards, Lizanne Henderson, David Johannes Olszynski, Richard Raiswell, Juanita Feros Ruys, James Sharpe, Julien Véronèse, Rita Voltmer, Hans de Waardt, Gary K. Waite, and Charles Zika.
Bringing together eighteen internationally recognized specialists, A Companion to the Devil and Demons explores the latest research on premodern European beliefs about the Devil and demons. With chapters ranging from scholastic and necromantic perceptions of demons to the place of demons within witch trials, connections between demons and non-human beings, and media that spread ideas about demons, it argues for the centrality and durability of “demon knowledge” in European culture.
Contributors to this volume: Philip C. Almond, Robin B. Barnes, Dean Phillip Bell, Michelle D. Brock, Fabián Alejandro Campagne, David J. Collins, SJ, Ismael del Olmo, Kathryn A. Edwards, Lizanne Henderson, David Johannes Olszynski, Richard Raiswell, Juanita Feros Ruys, James Sharpe, Julien Véronèse, Rita Voltmer, Hans de Waardt, Gary K. Waite, and Charles Zika.
Price: $199.00
Pages: 538
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Publication Date:
04 September 2025
ISBN: 9789004389458
Format: Hardcover
“The volume will be of significant value to scholars of medieval and early modern religion, demonology, magic, and cultural history. It succeeds not only as a reference work but also as a reflective contribution to ongoing debates about belief, imagination, and the relations between people and the demonic throughout history.”
Andrej Kapcár, Masaryk University, Brno. In: Religious Studies Review, Vol. 52, No. 1 (March 2026), pp. 215–216.
“Brill Companion Volumes are always well ordered and expertly achieved. I’ve never seen one that was substandard. But this is, so far, the best of them all.”
Jim West, Ming Hua Theological College/Charles Sturt University. In: Zwinglius Redivivus, 14 October 2025.
Andrej Kapcár, Masaryk University, Brno. In: Religious Studies Review, Vol. 52, No. 1 (March 2026), pp. 215–216.
“Brill Companion Volumes are always well ordered and expertly achieved. I’ve never seen one that was substandard. But this is, so far, the best of them all.”
Jim West, Ming Hua Theological College/Charles Sturt University. In: Zwinglius Redivivus, 14 October 2025.
Kathryn A. Edwards, Ph.D., is Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and the author or editor of numerous books and articles on late medieval and early modern European society and traditional beliefs, including the forthcoming Living with Ghosts: The Dead in European Society from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment.