The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day (1899)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co.; London, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner · leaf 283
ells us that among the natives of Mexico 264 THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL. there are magicians who conjure the clouds, and canmake a stick look like a serpent, a mat like a centipede,a stone like a scorpion, and similar deceptions.* Simon Magus and his disciples were believed by theearly Christians to… … The Egyptian Snake Naja Haje maue Motionless by Pressure on the Neck.^(Reproduced from Verworn after photographs.) resemble one another more than the one-sided statementsof Christian authors at first sight seem to warrant. Theaccusation made against Simon b.y Luke, of havingoffered money to the…
Devil · Demonology · Good and evil
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