Demons in Late Antiquity: Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres (Transformationen Der Antike) (Transformationen Der Antike, 54)

The perception of demons in late antiquity was determined by the cultural and religious contexts. Therefore the authors of this volume take into consideration a wide variety of texts stemming from different religious milieus ranging from spells, apocalypses, martyrdom literature to hagiography and focus specifically on the literary aspects of the transformation of the demonic in this period of transition.