SINISTRARI D'AMENO, Louis Marie. De la démonialité et des an - Lot 497

SINISTRARI D'AMENO, Louis Marie. De la démonialité et des animaux incubes et succubes... Published in Paris by Isidore Liseux in 1876. One volume, In-16 paperback. XIX+267 pages. Text in Latin and French. Spine rebacked with slight tears, first section fragile. Second edition, the original having appeared in 1875. Isidore Liseux published this work after translating it from Latin, based on the original manuscript by Augustin Calmet (1672-1757), discovered in 1872 in a London bookshop. From its full title "De la démonialité et des animaux incubes et succubes, où l'on prouve qu'il existe sur terre des créatures raisonnables autres que l'homme, ayant comme lui un corps et une âme, naissant et mourant comme lui, rachetées par N.- S.S. Jesus Christ and capable of salvation or damnation", this theological and speculative treatise explores the question of the existence of non-human beings - such as incubi, succubi and demons - endowed with reason, body and soul, capable of salvation or damnation, like human beings. An interesting text between theology and occultism.