DEMONOLOGY original: "DEMONOLOGY"; the systematic study of beliefs concerning demons and other malevolent spirits.

STATE NORMAL

SCHOOL,

A "Normal School" was a 19th-century term for a college created to train high school graduates to be teachers.

BALTIMORE, MD.

AND

DEVIL-LORE original: "DEVIL-LORE"; the collective myths, folklore, and historical traditions regarding the figure of the Devil.

MONCURE DANIEL CONWAY, M.A.

BACHELOR OF DIVINITY original: "B. D." OF DIVINITY COLLEGE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

MEMBER OF THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, LONDON

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS

VOLUME I.

A woodcut illustration of an owl, a traditional symbol of wisdom and nighttime study, perched upon a closed book. The book's cover features a decorative monogram or crest.

NEW YORK

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

1879