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Article: The Devil and Demonism in Early Modern England.(Book review)
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- The Historian
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- December 22, 2007
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The Devil and Demonism in Early Modern England. By Nathan Johnstone. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. x, 334. $85.00.)
In this book, the author explores the popular perception and role of the devil in early modern England. From the early years of the English Reformation to the end of the Civil War, the author traces what he characterizes as a "subtle realignment" of the way in which notions of the devil became an integral part of the Protestant experience both for individuals and the larger English community (1).
Nathan Johnstone argues that the development of the understanding of diabolism within the period following the Reformation ...