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Some demons were evil spirits of those who died in misery, while other demons were nature demons causing harm by carrying plagues, nightmares, causing headaches, and storms. [16] [12] To protect oneself from demons, one were to wear amulets, using magic, or seeking refuge among another demon or deity. [12] [16]
Demonology is the study of demons within religious belief and myth.Depending on context, it can refer to studies within theology, religious doctrine, or occultism.In many faiths, it concerns the study of a hierarchy of demons.
The incarnation of the demons has been a problem in Christian demonology and theology since early times. A very early form of the incarnation of demons was the idea of demonic possession, trying to explain that a demon entered the body of a person with some purpose or simply to punish that one for some allegedly committed sin.
Demons categorized by office are often depicted in a militant hierarchy, in which a general may hold command over some designated legion for a specialized function which they may trouble men. Other theologians have determined the classification of a spirit's office depending on the times or locations which they roam the Earth.
Shedim (Hebrew: שֵׁדִים, romanized: šēḏim; singular: שֵׁד šēḏ) [3] are spirits or demons in the Tanakh and Jewish mythology.Shedim do not, however, correspond exactly to the modern conception of demons as evil entities as originated in Christianity. [4]
Jan. 27—There are two pointed references to ghosts in the New Testament and the question arises if there are such things. The first reference is Matthew 14:26 where Jesus' disciples saw him ...
This is a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore. It is not a list of names of demons, although some are listed by more than one name. The list of demons in fiction includes those from literary fiction with theological aspirations, such as Dante's Inferno.
In the Book of Wonders compiled in the 14th century by Abd al-Hasan al-Isfahani, there are illustrations of various supernatural beings (demons, ʿafārīt, [118] jinn, the evil eye, devils, lilith, celestial spirits, etc.).