Rickels (German and comparative literature, U. of California-Santa Barbara) searches out representations of the Christian bad guy in popular culture and high science, most particularly the work
of Sigmund Freud. Other topics include the satanic cult of the built body in California, Swedish tourism and German Romanticism, and The Devil and His Grandmother. Annotation 穢2008 Book News,
Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)