It took a tremendous effort to distinguish early Christianity from the finely tuned world of pagan beliefs and ritualsIt is important to note that in the 4th century when he wrote, the notion of a super-demon, that is Satan or ‘the Devil’, had not yet developed. Until the high Middle Ages (c1050-1200) Satan was just one more demon, albeit a particularly nasty one.
Promotion!
There’s some interesting stuff in there about Christians struggling to make their brand stand out and landing on their religion being the “indoor one,” where you do your stuff inside, away from demons, whereas the other ones did everything outside, presumably with demons.