Infernal dictionary enhanced english translation by. Demonographia is a complete collection of the diabolic portraiture designed by louis breton for j. The best demon illustrations of all time atlas obscura. The lesser key of solomon, though some were left out. It lists, describes, and provides illustrations of a variety of demons, including most of the goetia, as well as demons pulled from other religions such as hinduism and rebranded as christian demons. Theologians should leave to the poets the depiction of hell, and not themselves seek to infernap minds with hideous paintings and appalling books.
Many of these demon illustrations were republished in s. The dictionnaire infernal infernal dictionary is a 19th century reference book on demons and demonology. Vasil rated it really liked it dec 25, to see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Julien ligne 4 rated it really liked it oct 21, the dictionnaire infernal english. The first reference work to seriously document manifestations, magic, and superstitions, this historical dictionary details beings, characters, books, deeds, and causes that pertain to. Fr pdf dictionnaire infernal 1863 jacques auguste simon.
Wikimedia commons has media related to dictionnaire infernal. Ed simon explores the work and how at its heart lies an unlikely but pertinent synthesis of the. The book was published in french throughout the 1800s in several editions. In 1837, he returned to paris, rejected his earlier anticlericalism, and converted to catholicism. Agnan, an illustration from the dictionnaire infernal by en.
Even if you have never heard about this book, you have probably seen the illustrations from it. Dictionnaire infernal, ou repertoire universel des etres, des personnages, des livres, des faits et des. French writer and essayist french occultist, demonologist and writer. Dictionnaire infernal, ou bibliotheque universelle, sur les etres, les personnages, les livres, les faits et les.
I will try to cram as much of it as possible into one blog post. Infernal dictionary is a book on demonology, describing demons organised in hierarchies. Cette image est dans le domaine public car elle a ete obtenue en scannant ou en photocopiant loriginal qui est luimeme dans le domaine public, ou car elle. Planches statements consisting only of original dictionniare should be removed. Version 4 1844 dictionnaire infernal1844 version 6 1863 dictionnaire infernal1863. As the title suggests, the book is an encyclopedic work of demonology, superstitions, folklore.
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