ABSTRACT
In contradistinction to the many monographs and edited volumes devoted to historical, cultural, or theological treatments of demonology, this collection features newly written papers by philosophers and other scholars engaged specifically in philosophical argument, debate, and dialogue involving ideas and topics in demonology. The contributors to the volume approach the subject from the perspective of the broadest areas of Western philosophy, namely metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and moral philosophy. The collection also features a plurality of religious, cultural, and theological views on the nature of demons from both Eastern and Western thought, in addition to views that may diverge from these traditional roots. Philosophical Approaches to Demonology will be of interest to philosophers of religion, theologians, and scholars working in philosophical theology and demonology, as well as historians, cultural anthropologists, and sociologists interested more broadly in the concept of demons.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|72 pages
Demons in Christianity
chapter 2|20 pages
The Demonic Body
part II|80 pages
Non-Christian Conceptions of Demons
part III|50 pages
Demons and Epistemological Issues
chapter 11|17 pages
Esoteric Spirituality, Devils, and Demons
part IV|47 pages
Demons in Moral and Social Philosophy