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 97
his exposition of theten avatars into any details that could be omitted and neglect to mention the vari-ants of the myths. 78 THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL. tion is of interest because we read in the Pistis Sophia(one of the most important gnostic books) that the booksof leou, which were dictated by God… … £^r^^^-^^f^^:^jr^z^^l _r-:-^^^g^-~-^=i Vishnu, Lakshmi, and Brahma.[Vishnu reclines on a flower, supported by the serpent Ananta (a symbol ofeternity), floating on the primeval waters of the undifferentiated world-substance.]After a native illustration, reproduced from Hermann Goll. tortoise in the…
Devil · Demonology · Good and evil
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