Il demone nell'ampolla
Solomon, Virgil, Aeolus, and the Long Metamorphosis of Rain Rituals and Wind-Taming Practices
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 4089487 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Allegra Iafrate (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2017 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Fascículo | 234 |
| Páginas | 387-425 |
| Data de publicação | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Revue de l histoire des religions (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0035-1423 • E-ISSN: 2105-2573 |
| Editora | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/rhr.8752 |
| OpenAlex | W2763325679 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 6 |
The analysis I propose here aims at demonstrating that the cliché of the demon in the bottle, very popular in Western culture, does not represent the mere visualization of a standard wizardry tool or of a simple folklore motif, even if, as such, it enjoyed a broad chronological and geographical diffusion. My contention is that the story of the devil entrapped in a container resulted from the encounter of two different and distinct notions: an archaic concern, springing from the desire to control natural forces, particularly winds, and a more recent habit of associating solid vessels and evil spirits, which developed mostly around the end of the first century C.E. onwards, particularly in Jerusalem. Successively, through the pseudo-epigraphic text known as the Testament of Solomon, both traditions were ascribed to King Solomon who, from Late Antiquity onwards, was strongly associated with the domain of demonology, thus becoming a sort of necromancer par excellence
Art · Art history · Demonology · Ethnology · Humanities · Indulgence · Literature · Theology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
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| Altamente citado | Não |