The History of the Devil, as Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts
                        
                     
                                                         
                
                    The History of the Devil, as Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts
                                            
                            By Daniel Defoe
                            
                                16 Nov, 2018                            
                            
                         
                                        
                                                                        The Political History of the Devil is a 1726 book by Daniel Defoe.
General scholarly opinion is that Defoe really did think of the Devil as a participant in world history. He spends some time discussing John Milton's Paradise Lost and explaining w
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                                                The Political History of the Devil is a 1726 book by Daniel Defoe.
General scholarly opinion is that Defoe really did think of the Devil as a participant in world history. He spends some time discussing John Milton's Paradise Lost and explaining why he considers it inaccurate.
His view is that of an 18th-century Presbyterian – he blames the Devil for the Crusades and sees him as close to Europe's Catholic powers. The book was banned by the Roman Catholic Church. Less