From the Paper "Simply put, demonology is the science of unseen evil, much as criminology is the science of visible evil. The primary focus of demonology is the infestation of demons in either a living organism or an inanimate object. This occurrence is commonly referred to as demoniac possession."
Argues that a history of anti-Semitism in Europe became justified by religion and paved the way to the social and political climate that led to the Holocaust.
Abstract Thousands of years of anti-Jewish sentiment in Europe became rooted and emboldened in the Christian religion. This paper traces the development of anti-Semitism from the late Greco-Roman era through the life of Christ, the Crusades, and the Protestant Reformation. As Robert Wistrich observes, ?Only on a soil watered for centuries by such fearsome demonology could the Holocaust have been conceived, let alone carried out with so little opposition.?
From the Paper "In his 1543 work "Concerning the Jews and Their Lies" Luther presents a case against Jews and calls for retribution for their crimes against Christianity. He makes the familiar comparison between Jews and the satanic when he writes "If they are not God's people, then they are the devil's people" (Rubenstein and Roth, 57). He proposed setting fire to Jewish synagogues and schools because they were the source of the "lying, cursing, and blaspheming" against the Christian religion (Wistrich, 13). Luther further advises the German rulers to revoke the passports and traveling privileges of all Jews and to make them "earn their bread by the sweat of their noses" through hard labor (Wistrich, 13)."
Abstract This paper studies Shakespeare's usage of evil in his plays. The essay attempts to reveal the function of this device by analyzing its usage in seven Shakespeare plays: "Macbeth", "Henry VI", "Hamlet", "Julius Caesar", "Richard III", "King Lear" and "Othello". The author includes complete character and plot summaries, and supports his theses with quotes from the texts.
From the Paper "'Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair'. Unfortunately for Steve Bartman and the 2003 Chicago Cubs, this famous phrase does not apply to baseball playoffs. William Shakespeare wrote this line to describe the relationship between good and evil in his play Macbeth. By casual definitions, good is right and evil is wrong. However, Shakespeare operated with larger concepts that go beyond passive terminology. In his works, balance, harmony, justice and righteousness represent good. Evil is represented by disorder, temptation, corruption and immorality. There is inherent tension created when these principles collide."
