The Dictionary of Demons: Names of the Damned Paperback – October 8, 2010

This book was so extensive and thorough on all the things I was looking for. I'm not an expert by any means but it has everything I was looking for at the time so it was great 👍

this book is kick ass. it should become the next Necromincom or whatever that one that didn't exist but after over a century of existance it still does and man can it be pricey. Regardless, this book is an impressive piece of work and my compliments to the author, editors and publishers. I was a history major and I love to write on top of that. These days you rarely see the melding of english being used correctly throughout, proper grammar and proper use of our language to discuss just about evrey demon and related tradesperonnel that you can imagine. Very well researched, also put together and some one else finishes it off. Get it, I can guarantee you'll be using it sooner than you think. Thanks so much, glad to see you home safely. I'm headed back home now. thanks

There is not a lot to say about this fantastic book that has not already been said. I have been collecting books lately about demons to help me in my writing, and this is a great resource. I haven't read it front to back, but I'm sure that was not what the writer intended for you to do.I have flipped through it quite a lot, and when I catch a name that sounds interesting I read that article. Most entries do recommend others to read to further round out your knowledge of that particular demon. So before you know it you've been browsing this for an hour.My only problem is, as mentioned in some other reviews, this book pretty much sticks only to demons with proper names. There are a few entries in regards to authors of demonic lore as well as important books in demonic history (The author mentions this in the introduction.)I'll keep this short and sweet and say I highly recommend this. Whether you believe in this sort of thing or not, it is incredibly interesting.

I was afraid, given the author's TV appearances etc., that this would be too foofy a treatment of this topic. But it is seemingly well-researched and is well-written. The call-out boxes are particularly well-done, giving context to what might otherwise be a laundry-list of demons. She also connects them to one another, not just by their connections in the same pantheon but showing how a demon/angel/god in one period became another demon/angel/god in another period. I like this! And now when I watch horror movies or listen to black metal, I can look up whatever demon they're referencing!

I like Michelle Belanger's other works too, and this is no less thorough. She went to a lot of trouble to make this a great book, to tell as much as possible of the attributes of each of more than 1,500 demons. I am a demonolator, and this book is more than helpful. I have spoken to over 100 demons since getting this book, and every one of them has answered me politely-- and of course I take a respectful approach to them. I think demons are very misunderstood.The pictures, woodcuts etc. in this book are also excellent. If you somehow need to know the names of a lot of demons, for whatever reason, this is a great resource material. Thanks Michelle, for another great book!

Underwhelmed, I got this book on out of pure curiosity, expecting it to enlighten me with its provided understanding of demons’ origins and agendas if you will. And maybe debunk some hubbub and stigma around demons. I have a general interest in occult subject matter and neutral feelings about demons. After the introduction which to me was the most interesting and through part of the book, with intervals of depth. The format in the end hurt it more than it helped it in terms of disgest-ability. It does reference other occult theologies. I couldn’t help but feel it was lacking on the demons descriptions they were very brief, although I did enjoy the sparse but detailed illustrations and historical documents. As well as the the infernal correspondence at the end, which I much preferred to the rest of the books formatting, short and sweet. It is what it is, a alphabetical list of the author’s chosen demons that do form somewhat of a clearer picture of the ancient taboo and havoc reeking demons.

Whoa!! Bought it for no reason cause it was listed as an item often bought with the Grimorium Verum- itself something I purchased as not knowing what it was. Purposely read nothing about either one before I ordered it. Totally. Impressed. Ms. Belanger looks a little, um, odd (read:hilarious) and some people (at least me) might find it off-putting that she's a "vampire", but she did a Godsdamned excellent job on this joker right here. Serious must buy for anybody with an interest in the subject. The entries provide a nice amount of info, and it's not written by someone with obvious stikindabut syndrome- meaning that it's pretty readable for being an encyclopedia. If nothing else you'll probably find some interesting stuff to follow up on, at least as a beginner. Mega impressed, and I'm super cereal about that.

This book has alot of information and the author does very well with sourcing her information. It really makes you realize that things aren't as black and white as they seem. I definitely learned some interesting things about these entities as far as some of their history. This book is not fear based which is awesome and its a go to book for information on demons along with sone interesting facts on the origins of modern ideas. This book doesn't have anything on calling, binding or excorsising spirits so you will have to get something separate from this.

Este es un diccionario magnífico para consultar distintas rteferencias de los grimorios antiguos y otros folclores sobre demonios.Michelle Belanger realizó una muy buena síntesis bibliográfica de diferentes fuentes y Alfonso trae tablas de correspondencias muy interesantes.Muy entretenido y útil referencia.

Edição com vasto e amplo repertório, contendo praticamente todos os nomes de demônios conhecidos através dos grimórios de magia. É o complemento perfeito para o livro Enciclopedia dos Anjos, de Gustav Davidson, e não pode faltar na biblioteca do estudioso sério do Ocultismo

Before purchasing this book I did a lot of research on Michelle Belanger and one of the things I admire the most is the hard work she puts into her own research and for that reason alone I knew it would be worth the purchase. I wasn’t disappointed it’s a great book for my collection.

Full of information, very well presented.

Muy contenta con este libro. Está repleto de información, de nombres que desconocía e incluye símbolos de algunos demonios e ilustraciones. Es de tapa blanda, pero grande y pesado. Las definiciones son bastante extensas y detalladas. El envío fue estupendo. Tuvieron un problema, parece ser que no me llegó el primero, pero lo solucionaron enviandome otro ejemplar. Fantástico. Me lo compré porque soy aficionada a la simbología y de este tema me gusta conocer el profundidad el significado de muchos nombres.