Project Gutenberg 2006-05-30 Public domain in the USA. 98 Kujala, Juho 1878 1919 Kujala, J. Kujala, Jussi Piru: Historiallinen katsaus pirun alkuperään, elämään ja toimintaan Produced by Matti Järvinen, Tuija Lindholm and Distributed Proofreaders Europe "Piru: Historiallinen katsaus pirun alkuperään, elämään ja toimintaan" by Juho Kujala is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores the origins, life, and actions associated with the concept of the devil, drawing connections from various religious beliefs and historical contexts. It delves into ancient perspectives on good and evil spirits, the development of dualism, and the evolution of the character of Satan through cultural narratives. At the start of the work, the author introduces the philosophical and psychological underpinnings of humanity’s understanding of life and death, illustrating how early perceptions of a dichotomy between body and soul fostered beliefs in spirits and deities. He discusses how primitive societies began to attribute natural phenomena and misfortunes to the actions of spirits, which divided into “good” and “evil” categories over time. The opening sets the stage for an in-depth examination of how the figure of the devil emerged from these ancient beliefs and transformed in religious and cultural narratives, marking a significant evolution in humanity's moral and spiritual understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 33.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Devil BF Text Category: History - Religious Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 162077 2025-07-08T04:41:44.703131 text/html 161898 2025-01-08T04:49:37.763752 text/html 150180 2025-07-08T04:41:51.417121 application/epub+zip 150971 2025-07-08T04:41:48.242149 application/epub+zip 130410 2025-07-08T04:41:46.957126 application/epub+zip 406229 2025-07-08T04:41:53.457098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397474 2025-07-08T04:41:50.608132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181791 2022-09-09T03:58:37.213678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144080 2025-07-08T04:41:44.447129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143790 2006-05-30T17:20:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139247 2006-05-30T17:21:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19954 2025-07-08T04:41:53.582114 application/rdf+xml 25795 2025-07-08T04:41:47.515118 image/jpeg 4709 2025-07-08T04:41:47.264116 image/jpeg 56621 2006-05-30T17:22:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 56054 2006-05-30T17:22:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 152763 2025-07-08T04:41:44.716163 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia