This highly original and engaging book by French historian Robert Muchembled, is a journey through time and space in search of the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture.

• An outstanding book about the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture.
  
• Robert Muchembled is a well-known historian and an expert on witchcraft, whose work has already been translated into many languages.
  
• The author highlights the way that the changing notion of evil is connected to other changes in society at large.
  
• Draws on a wealth of examples, from the witch-hunts of the 15th and 16th centuries, to the films of Stanley Kubrick.