Jeffrey Burton Russell ist ein gefeierter Historiker, dessen Werk sich mit der komplexen Geschichte theologischer Konzepte befasst. Er ist besonders bekannt für seine umfassenden Studien über das Konzept des Teufels und seine Erforschung des historischen Verständnisses des Himmels im christlichen Denken. Russells wissenschaftliche Arbeit stellt vorherrschende Mythen in Frage, insbesondere indem er aufzeigt, wie die Vorstellung von einer flachen Erde im Mittelalter eine Erfindung des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts war. Seine Schriften bieten tiefe Einblicke in die Entwicklung religiöser Ideen und ihre kulturelle Bedeutung.
Jeffrey Burton Russell beschreibt in diesem Buch die Geschichte des Teufels von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Er untersucht, wie verschiedene Generationen dem Bösen eine Persönlichkeit verliehen haben und wie Menschen mit dem radikalen Bösen umgegangen sind.
The Performance of Politics develops a new way of looking at democratic struggles for big time power by explaining and analysing the 2008 Presidential campaign in the United States.
Explores practice in printed textile design. This title provides an introduction to the creative skills, techniques and processes required by designers in order to produce a professional, creative and commercially aware portfolio. It outlines the process of creating designs, looking at the vital role played by drawing, colour, style and content.
Exploring the tension between religious orthodoxy and heresy during the Middle Ages, this book delves into the complexities of historical interpretation. It highlights how modern academic biases can influence perspectives on past sectarian differences, often revealing more about contemporary historians than the actual beliefs and experiences of people from that era. The study aims to provide a nuanced understanding of medieval conflicts, challenging readers to reconsider the implications of historical narratives shaped by present-day viewpoints.
In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops the view that cultural sociology and cultural pragmatics are vital for understanding the structural turbulence and political possibilities of contemporary social life.
Mephistopheles is the fourth and final volume of Jeffrey Burton Russell's critically acclaimed history of the concept of the Devil, continuing in this volume the story from the Reformation to the present.
Drawing on an impressive array of sources from popular religion, art, literature, and drama, as well as from scholastic philosophy, mystical theology, homiletics, and hagiography, Russell provides a detailed treatment of Christian diabology in the Middle Ages.
Geographical knowledge in the Middle Ages reveals that Columbus and his peers understood the earth's shape accurately, contradicting the flat earth myth perpetuated by modern media and education. The book traces the origins of this misconception, highlighting its spread in the 1820s and 1830s, culminating in widespread acceptance by the late 19th century. It provocatively questions why society clings to this comfortable fallacy, offering an engaging exploration of the human tendency to resist confronting uncomfortable truths.
This lively and learned book traces the history of the concept of evil and its personification as the Devil from ancient times to the period of the New Testament and across cultures and...