frelkins
Total fail here on Farley's part.
Just take a walking tour of the oldest churches/monasteries in Rome or Florence - not the redecorated ones, but look for the really medieval or even Romanesque ones. Plenty of Devils there tempting Christ, and Satans in the form of dragons (from Revelations, I think).
I also remember seeing one mural that shows Mary defeating the Devil - where was that? Hmm....I think in Rome - what was interesting is that she had a square halo. For some reason I recall it as being really early, like 9th cent. or something.
Still she is correct about the street theater and Commedia dell'Arte. The Devil is often a pompous jerk, comic.
Just take a walking tour of the oldest churches/monasteries in Rome or Florence - not the redecorated ones, but look for the really medieval or even Romanesque ones. Plenty of Devils there tempting Christ, and Satans in the form of dragons (from Revelations, I think).
I also remember seeing one mural that shows Mary defeating the Devil - where was that? Hmm....I think in Rome - what was interesting is that she had a square halo. For some reason I recall it as being really early, like 9th cent. or something.
Still she is correct about the street theater and Commedia dell'Arte. The Devil is often a pompous jerk, comic.