Demonology and occult encyclopedism
A collection of bizarre accounts, anecdotes, and stories concerning the devil, demonic pacts, and supernatural apparitions. It was compiled by Collin de Plancy before his more famous work, the Dictionnaire Infernal. It serves as an early attempt to catalog the vast lore of the supernatural and the persistence of demonic belief in the post-Enlightenment era.
Demonology
Demonology texts covering spirit hierarchies, possession, exorcism, theological classification, grimoires, and early modern debates on magic.
Folklore Studies
Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.
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