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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 ]
Abraham ibn Ezra (1089 / 1092 – 27 January 1164 / 28 January 1167) writes in his commentary, that the se'irim are a form of spirits (shedim) seen by crazy people. People stray away from God by believing in them, for seeking them out implies a belief in another force besides God who can make things go good or bad.
Some demons listed do not appear in rabbinic works, but in heretical Jewish works; these are not accepted by Orthodox Judaism, Reform Judaism, and Conservative Judaism. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
These have been tentatively identified with the šēdim "demons" (Hebrew: שדים) of Deuteronomy 32:17 (parashah Haazinu) and Psalm 106: 37–38, [14] who are Canaanite deities. The name "Shaddai" is often used in parallel to "El" later in the Book of Job , once thought to be one of the oldest books of the Bible, though now more commonly ...
Shedim – Chicken-legged demon; Shedu (Akkadian and Sumerian) – Protective spirit who takes the form of a winged bull or human-headed lion; Shellycoat (English, Scottish and German, as schellenrocc) – Water spirit; Shen – Shapeshifing sea monster; Shenlong – Weather dragon; Shibaten – Water spirit from Shikoku
The Arabic term šayṭān originated from the triliteral root š-ṭ-n ("distant, astray") and is cognate to Satan.It has a theological connotation designating a creature distant from the divine mercy. [8]
In Mandaeism, Shdum (Šdum) (Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡃࡅࡌ) or Ashdum (Ašdum) is a demon in the World of Darkness (alma ḏ-hšuka) or underworld. Hibil Ziwa encounters Shdum during his descent to the World of Darkness in Chapter 1 of Book 5 in the Right Ginza, where he is described as the "King of Darkness" and also as the "Grandson of Darkness" (br brḥ ḏ-hšuka).
Rustam's battle against the demonic may also have a symbolic meaning: Rustam represents wisdom and rationality, fights the demon, embodiment of passion and instinct. [32]: 115 Rustam's victory over the White Div is also a triumph over men's lower drives, and killing the demon is a way to purge the human soul from such evil inclinations. The ...