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Devils
A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in many and various cultures and religious traditions. Devil or Devils may also refer to: * Satan * Devil in Christianity * Demon * Folk devil Art, entertainment, and media Film and television * ''The Devil'' (1908 film), a 1908 film directed by D. W. Griffith * ''The Devil'' (1915 film), an American film starring Bessie Barriscale * ''The Devil'' (1918 Hungarian film), a Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz * ''The Devil'' (1918 German film), a German silent mystery film * ''The Devil'' (1921 film), an American film starring George Arliss * '' To Bed or Not to Bed'' (also known as ''The Devil''), a 1963 Italian film * ''The Devils'' (film), a 1971 British film directed by Ken Russell * ''The Devil'' (1972 film), a Polish film * ''The Devil'' (TV series), a 2007 South Korean television series ** ''Devil'' (TV series), a 2008 Japanese television series remake of the South Korean series * ''Devil'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil
A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. Jeffrey Burton Russell states that the different conceptions of the devil can be summed up as 1) a principle of evil independent from God, 2) an aspect of God, 3) a created being turning evil (a ''fallen angel''), and 4) a symbol of human evil. Each tradition, culture, and religion with a devil in its mythos offers a different lens on manifestations of evil.Jeffrey Burton Russell, ''The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity'', Cornell University Press 1987 , pp. 41–75 The history of these perspectives intertwines with theology, mythology, psychiatry, art, and literature developing independently within each of the traditions. It occurs historically in many contexts and cultures, and is given many different names— Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Iblis—and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devils (TV Series)
''Devils'' ( it, Diavoli) is a financial thriller drama television series created by Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, , Daniele Cesarano, Barbara Petronio, and Ezio Abbate for and Sky Italy. It is based on the 2014 novel of the same title by Brera. ''Devils'' is a Lux Vide and Sky Italy production in association with Orange Studio and OCS. The series premiered on 17 April 2020 on Sky Atlantic in Italy. Ahead of its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season. Plot London, 2011. Italian trader Massimo Ruggero is the Head of Trading at the New York London Investment Bank (NYL). While the financial crisis is raging in Europe, Massimo is making hundreds of millions for NYL out of speculation. As his mentor Dominic Morgan, the American CEO of NYL and the nearest to a father that Massimo has ever had, fully supports him, the talented trader seems to be the first choice in the run for vice-CEO. However, when Massimo is involved in a painful scandal that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil (Chiodos Album)
''Devil'' is the fourth and final studio album by Michigan post-hardcore band Chiodos, released on April 1, 2014. The album takes its name from the band's definition of the word "Devil." Returning vocalist Craig Owens explains: The band has also cited American writer Mitch Albom as a source of inspiration for the album. This is the first album the band has recorded since reuniting with original vocalist Craig Owens and original drummer Derrick Frost, and the first and only album to feature Thomas Erak of The Fall of Troy as lead guitarist after the departure of original lead guitarist Jason Hale. The album was released on April 1, 2014, by Razor & Tie. Several songs and videos are slated to be released leading up to the album's official debut. The band headlined the Devil's Dance Tour 2014 early in the year in support of the album. Sales The album debuted at No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with more than 18,000 copies sold during the first week. As of June 2015, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil (Babes In Toyland Album)
''Devil'' is the second compilation of the trilogy released by Babes in Toyland. It was produced by Tim Mac, and released May 2000 by Almafame. Track listing All songs by Babes in Toyland (except Tracks 13, 14 and 15) #"Oh Yeah" (recorded at Reading Festival; 1995) #"Spun" (recorded at Lollapolooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"Bruise Violet" (recorded at Lollapolooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"Primus" (recorded at Utrecht, Netherlands) #"Fake Fur Condom" (recorded at Minneapolis Paisley Park; September 16, 1992) #"Won't Tell" (recorded at Lollapolooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"Magic Flute" (recorded at Amsterdam Melkweg; September 16, 1992) #"S.F.W." (recorded at Amsterdam Melkweg; July 8, 1994) #"Jungle Train" (recorded at Amsterdam Melkweg; July 8, 1994) #"Knife Song" (recorded at Minneapolis 7th Street Entry; February 25, 1988) #"Flesh Crawl" (recorded at Minneapolis 7th Street Entry; February 25, 1988) #"Intermenstral" (recorded at Minneapolis 7th Street Entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devils (anthology)
''Devils'' is an anthology of themed fantasy and science fiction short stories on the subject of devils or demons edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh as the eighth volume in their Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy series. It was first published in paperback by Signet/New American Library in June 1987. The first British edition was issued in trade paperback by Robinson in 1989. The book collects eighteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various fantasy and science fiction authors, with an introduction by Asimov. Contents *"The Devil" ntroduction( Isaac Asimov) *"I'm Dangerous Tonight" (Cornell Woolrich) *"The Devil in Exile" ( Brian Cleeve) *"The Cage" (Ray Russell) *" The Tale of Ivan the Fool" (Leo Tolstoy) *"The Shepherds" (Ruth Sawyer) *"He Stepped on the Devil's Tail" ( Winston K. Marks) *"Rustle of Wings" (Fredric Brown) *" That Hell-Bound Train" ( Robert Bloch) *"Added Inducement" ( Robert F. Young) *" The Devil and Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demons (Dostoevsky Novel)
''Demons'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Бесы, Bésy, ˈbʲe.sɨ; sometimes also called ''The Possessed'' or ''The Devils'' is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1871–72. It is considered one of the four masterworks written by Dostoevsky after his return from Siberian exile, along with ''Crime and Punishment'' (1866), ''The Idiot'' (1869), and ''The Brothers Karamazov'' (1880). ''Demons'' is a social and political satire, a psychological drama, and large-scale tragedy. Joyce Carol Oates has described it as "Dostoevsky's most confused and violent novel, and his most satisfactorily 'tragic' work." According to Ronald Hingley, it is Dostoevsky's "greatest onslaught on Nihilism", and "one of humanity's most impressive achievements—perhaps even its supreme achievement—in the art of prose fiction." ''Demons'' is an allegory of the potentially catastrophic consequences of the political and moral nihilism that wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil (Javid Play)
, image = Poster of play Devil.jpg , image_size = 200px , caption = Poster. 26 May 1922. State Turkic Theatre , writer = Huseyn Javid , characters = DevilArifVasifRenaIbn YeminKhaverElkhan , setting = 1918 , premiere = December 21, 1920 , place = Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre , orig_lang = Azerbaijani , genre = Tragedy ''Iblis'' ( az, İblis / ابلیس) is a verse play (verse dram), tragedy in four acts of an Azerbaijani poet and playwright Huseyn Javid, written in 1918. Ideological credo of Javid is revealed in the play, a mystic flaw is strongly expressed and the poet's thoughts about a problem of human's happiness followed by the imperialistic war are reflected in the poem. Initially the tragedy was staged in 1920, by Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh. It is noted that, at the beginning of the 1920s the play had a great success. “Iblis” is considered as the first verse play of Azerbaijan, which was put on the stage. It is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil (novel)
"The Devil" (russian: Дьявол) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy. It was written in 1889, given an alternative ending in 1909, but published only posthumously in 1911. Like Tolstoy's '' The Kreutzer Sonata'', written around the same time, "The Devil" deals with the consequences of sexual emotion. Plot summary Two young men, Eugene Irtenev and his brother, are left a large inheritance after the death of their father. However, the inheritance is saddled with debts, and the brothers must decide whether or not to accept it. Eugene accepts the inheritance and buys off his brother's portion, thinking that he can sell off large tracts of land while making improvements to the rest. Living alone with his mother while working on the farm, Eugene misses the relations he had with women while living in St. Petersburg. He inquires around the village, and the watchman introduces Eugene to a local peasant named Stepanida whose husband lives away in the city. For several months Eugene and Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil (Molnár Play)
''The Devil'' ( hu, Az ördög) is a Hungarian play by Ferenc Molnár, first produced in 1907. It was adapted in 1918 for a Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. James Young directed an English-language version, ''The Devil'' (1921), in which George Arliss George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he ... reprised his Broadway stage success. External links * * 1907 plays Hungarian plays Plays by Ferenc Molnár {{Hungary-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom (comics)
The Phantom is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional country of Bangalla. The character was created by Lee Falk for the adventure comic strip ''The Phantom'', which debuted in newspapers on February 17, 1936. The Phantom was later depicted in many forms of media, including television shows, films, and video games. Publication history Comic strip Lee Falk's syndicated newspaper comic strip ''The Phantom'' premiered on February 17, 1936, with the story "The Singh Brotherhood", written by Falk and illustrated first by himself, for two weeks, followed by Ray Moore, who was an assistant to artist Phil Davis on Falk's ''Mandrake the Magician'' strip. A Sunday ''Phantom'' strip was added to newspapers on May 28, 1939. During Moore's World War II military service, he left the strip to his assistant, Wilson McCoy. Upon Moore's return, he worked on the strip on and off until 1949, when McCoy succeeded him. Following McCoy's death in 1961, Carmine In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuya Mishima
is a fictional character in Bandai Namco's ''Tekken'' fighting game series, first featured as the protagonist in the original 1994 game and later became one of the major antagonists and antihero of the series. The son of worldwide conglomerate Mishima Zaibatsu CEO Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya seeks revenge against his father for throwing him down a cliff years earlier. Kazuya becomes corrupted in later games, seeking to obtain more power and later eventually comes into conflict with his son Jin Kazama. Kazuya Mishima possesses the Devil Gene, a demonic mutation he inherited from his late mother, Kazumi Mishima, which can transform him into a demonic version of himself known as . Devil Kazuya has often appeared as a separate character in previous installments (excluding ''Tekken'' (1994)) prior to becoming part of Kazuya's moveset in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' and later games. Kazuya Mishima is also present in related series media and other games. The character was based on writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuphead
''Cuphead'' is a run-and-gun video game developed and published by Studio MDHR. The game follows the titular Cuphead who, in a deal with the Devil after losing a game at the Devil's casino, is sent on a quest to repossess the souls of runaway debtors as payment for Cuphead's loss. In the game, up to two players control Cuphead and/or his brother Mugman to fight through several levels and boss fights; the game does not have a rigid narrative structure. As the game progresses, the protagonist acquires more power and abilities, eventually threatening the Devil himself. Players, however, can only equip a limited number of these abilities at a given time. The game's creators, brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, took inspiration from the rubber hose style of the golden age of American animation and the surrealist qualities of works of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Fleischer Studios, Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM Cartoon Studio and Walter Lantz Productions. Reminiscent of the '30s a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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