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Methodology
The character of the Devil may be approached in many different ways, among them historical, theological, and psychological. We have based our study on historical information regarding the mythology of the Devil, theological speculations which contributed to or were derived from that mythology, and psychological investigations of the past century relevant to the illumination of the meaning of the phenomenon.
While true metaphysical questions must fall in the domain of philosophy, certain aspects of these questions can be illuminated by approaching them from the standpoint of depth psychology.
In particular, concept of the Devil acquires considerably more meaning when viewed in the context of psychological study.
From certain cuneiform texts, which are more especially described as “religious”, it appears that besides the public and official cult of the “twelve great gods” and their subordinate divinities, the Assyrians indulged in magic and sorcery. These “religious” texts together with a mass of talismanic inscriptions on cylinders and amulets prove the presence of an … Read more
The primitive dualist view of gods and spirits The evil deity known as the Devil is not universal, but certain characteristics of his can be found in the gods of every religion. Some of these are iconographic similarities, others relate to the god’s function within the mythos. To understand the emergence of the Devil as … Read more
The Lucifer Principle is a 1995 book by American author Howard Bloom, in which he argues that social groups, not individuals, are the primary “unit of selection” on genes and human psychological development. He states that both competition between groups and competition between individuals shape the evolution of the genome. Bloom “explores the intricate relationships … Read more