Hostis Antiquus. Categories and Images of Medieval Christian Demonology
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The book consists of 130 articles about the main categories and images of medieval Christian demonology. The author successfully recreates the magnificent spirit of the Middle Ages, and reveals such peculiarities of medieval thought as inclination to symmetrical constructions, "contrapuntal" juxtaposition of divine and demonic images.