From the Faustian myth to "Liber Belial": the devil in literature, law and arbitration

Abstract

The article analyzes the figure of the devil and the different characters that come together under this term, such as Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Belial, Samael and Mephistopheles. It also explores its presence in literature, especially in works dealing with the Faustian myth, such as the writings of Christopher Marlowe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Thomas Mann. It then analyzes the legal aspects of the Devil's covenant, both in form and content. And, finally, it approaches the literary presence of the devil in the field of the arbitration, through the analysis of Liber Belial, of 1382, by Giacomo Paladino.

Keywords

• El Diablo
• mito faústico
• Christopher Marlowe
• Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
• Thomas Mann
• "Liber Belial"
• arbitraje.