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| - | A '''deal with the Devil''', '''pact with the Devil''', or '''Faustian bargain''' is a cultural motif widespread wherever the [[Devil]] is vividly present, most familiar in the legend of [[Faust]] and the figure of [[Mephistopheles]], but elemental to many Christian [[folktale]]s. In the [[Aarne-Thompson]] typological catalogue, it lies in category AT 756B – "The devil's contract." | ||
| - | According to traditional [[Christian]] belief in [[witchcraft]], the [[pact]] is between a person and [[Satan]] or any other [[demon]] (or demons); the person offers his or her [[soul]] in exchange for diabolical favours. Those favours vary by the tale, but tend to include youth, knowledge, wealth, or power. It was also believed that some persons made this type of pact just as a sign of recognising the Devil as their master, in exchange for nothing. Regardless, the bargain is a dangerous one, for the price of the Fiend's service is the wagerer's [[soul]]. The tale may have a moralizing end, with [[eternity|eternal]] [[damnation]] for the foolhardy venturer. Conversely it may have a comic twist, in which a wily peasant outwits the Devil, characteristically on a [[quibble (plot device)|technical point]]. | + | A '''pact''', from Latin ''pactum'' ("something agreed upon"), is a formal agreement. In [[international relations]], pacts are usually between two or more [[sovereign state]]s. In domestic politics, pacts are usually between two or more political parties or other organizations. |
| - | Among the credulous, any apparently superhuman achievement might be credited to a pact with the Devil, from the numerous European [[Devil's Bridge|Devil's Bridges]] to the superb violin technique (now attributed in part to [[Marfan syndrome]]) of [[Niccolò Paganini]]. | + | |
| + | Notable international pacts include: | ||
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| + | * [[Anti-Comintern Pact]] between Germany and Japan (1936) | ||
| + | * [[Auto Pact]] between Canada and the United States (1965) | ||
| + | * [[Kellogg-Briand Pact]], a multilateral treaty against war (1928) | ||
| + | * [[London Pact]] between Italy and the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia) (1915) | ||
| + | * [[Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact]] between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939) | ||
| + | * [[Neutrality pact]] between Japan and the Soviet Union (1941) | ||
| + | * [[North Atlantic pact]], organizing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949) | ||
| + | * [[Pact of Steel]] between Italy and Germany (1939) | ||
| + | * [[Stability and Growth Pact]] between European Union member states about fiscal policy (1997) | ||
| + | * [[Tripartite Pact]] between Italy, Germany, and Japan (1940) | ||
| + | * [[U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework]] concerning the latter country's development of nuclear power (1994) | ||
| + | * [[Warsaw Pact]] of Eastern European communist countries, led by the Soviet Union (1955) | ||
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| + | * [[Pact with the Devil]] | ||
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| - | * [[Deals with the Devil in popular culture]] | + | * [[Covenant (historical)]] |
| - | * [[Devil’s Bridge]] | + | * [[Suicide pact]] |
| - | * [[Fall of Man]] | + | * [[Trade pact]] |
| - | * [[Kobus van der Schlossen]] | + | * [[Treaty]] |
| - | * [[Osculum infame]] | + | |
| - | * [[Pact ink]] | + | |
| - | * [[Pan Twardowski]] | + | |
| - | * [[Peter Schlemiel]] | + | |
| - | * [[The Devil Went Down to Georgia]] | + | |
| - | * [[Works based on Faust]] | + | |
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A pact, from Latin pactum ("something agreed upon"), is a formal agreement. In international relations, pacts are usually between two or more sovereign states. In domestic politics, pacts are usually between two or more political parties or other organizations.
Notable international pacts include:
- Anti-Comintern Pact between Germany and Japan (1936)
- Auto Pact between Canada and the United States (1965)
- Kellogg-Briand Pact, a multilateral treaty against war (1928)
- London Pact between Italy and the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia) (1915)
- Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939)
- Neutrality pact between Japan and the Soviet Union (1941)
- North Atlantic pact, organizing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949)
- Pact of Steel between Italy and Germany (1939)
- Stability and Growth Pact between European Union member states about fiscal policy (1997)
- Tripartite Pact between Italy, Germany, and Japan (1940)
- U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework concerning the latter country's development of nuclear power (1994)
- Warsaw Pact of Eastern European communist countries, led by the Soviet Union (1955)
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