{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-demons-paperback","title":"The Penguin Book of Demons - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott G. Bruce\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree thousand years of encounters with malevolent beings that have invaded our waking lives and our nightmares \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor millennia, societies have told tales of their fears incarnate--otherworldly couriers of plague, death, temptation, and moral decline. \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Demons \u003c\/i\u003esummons these supernatural creatures--and the humans who have hunted and been haunted by them--across cultures and continents: the daemons of ancient Greece and Rome; the giant, biblical half humans known as Nephilim who stalked the earth before the Great Flood; corrupted angels, condemned to eternity in Hell; the jinn of Islamic Arabia; the female, child-eating Gelloudes of Byzantium; the seductive incubi and succubi of northern Europe; the animal spirits of early modern China; and the cannibalistic Wendigo\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof Native American folklore. From demonic possession to black magic, these accounts give life to a spellbinding, skin-crawling history of the paranormal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott G. Bruce\u003c\/b\u003e (editor) is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of the Undead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of three books about the abbey of Cluny. He is a professor of medieval history at Fordham University in New York City and lives in Baltimore, Maryland. He worked his way through college as a grave digger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378684489830,"sku":"9780143137863","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/AyAz5Gk2cN9780143137863.webp?v=1768907620","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-demons-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}