Bibliograph

The holy war, John Bunyan

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The holy war, John Bunyan

Language

eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The holy war

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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John Bunyan

Summary

The Holy War Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, to Regain the Metropolis of the World, Or, The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of Mansoul is a 1682 novel by John Bunyan. This novel, written in the form of an allegory, tells the story of the town "Mansoul" (Man's soul). Though this town is perfect and bears the image of Shaddai (Almighty), it is deceived to rebel and throw off his gracious rule, replacing it instead with the rule of Diabolus. Though Mansoul has rejected the Kingship of Shaddai, he sends his son Emmanuel to reclaim it

Target audience

adult

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