Description
Randall Sullivan investigates how people have explained the evils of the world and the darkest parts of themselves throughout history, examining religious, historical and cultural conceptions of evil from Biblical times and European witch hunts to the devil-worshipping Black Mass. He travels to Mexico to participate in the Hour of the Witches, an annual ceremony in which hundreds of people gather in the jungle south of Vera Cruz to negotiate terms with El Diablo. He also recounts the most famous exorcism in American history and delivers original reporting on the shocking story of a small Texas town that descended into paranoia and panic in 1988 after a seventeen-year-old boy was found hanging from a tree and rumours of Satanic worship and cults spread. Blending cultural and historical commentary with a suspenseful true-crime narrative, this expertly researched book offers both a biography of the Devil and an examination of how evil manifests itself in the world.
Information
Author: Sullivan Randall
Language: English
Publication date: October 3, 2024
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (TBS/GBS)
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books
Type: Hardcover book
Pages: 350
ISBN/EAN: 9781804710760