The history of the devil and the idea of evil : from the earliest times to the present day (1900)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co. · leaf 506
Accord-ing to the account in the second chapter of Genesis, Satanis the father of science, for he induced Eve to makeAdam taste of the fruit of knowledge, and the Ophites, agnostic sect, worshipped the serpent for that reason.Satan produces the unrest in society, which, in spite ofmany… … The Devil in the Campo Santo (Pisa).** Compare p. 164. 486 THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL. liis account by the Churcli. And when we glance overthe records of the Devil-contracts, we learn to have re-spect for the old gentleman. Miltons Satan is a grandcharacter, a noble-souled rebel, who would rather…
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