Mephistopheles: The Devil in the Modern World

Synopsis

Mephistopheles is the fourth and final volume of a critically acclaimed history of the concept of the devil. The series constitutes the most complete historical study ever made of the figure that has been called the second most famous personage in christianity. In his first three volumes jeffrey burton russell brought the history of christian diabology to the end of the middle ages, showing the development of a degree of consensus, even in detail, on the concept of the devil. Mephistopheles continues the story from the reformation to the present, tracing the fragmentation of the tradition.