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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 .
Feb 23, 2022 · A history of demonology is by necessity a history of the world. Pandemonium is largely an exegesis of these principles, though they in large part emerged through the actual writing of the book itself.
Between 1500 and 1660 the medieval concept of demonology remained largely intact. It was shaped by St Augustine’s (354–430) idea that interactions between demons and humans were based on a contract, either explicit or implicit.
- Wolfgang Behringer
- 2007
Feb 23, 2023 · Reading medieval chronicles or chivalric literature, the chansons de geste which flourished from the twelfth century onwards, reveals a world where the intervention of demonic spirits or other supernatural beings in everyday life was commonplace.
Daemonologie included a study of demonology and the methods demons used to bother troubled men. The book endorses the practice of witch hunting. This book is believed to be one of the main sources used by William Shakespeare in the production of Macbeth.
Cardiff historian publishes introduction to early modern demonology. The latest book from a Cardiff historian brings together nineteen experts from Argentina to Israel, and Australia to the United States.
This chapter aims to explore both how attitudes to and ideas about demons were shared across religious cultures, and also where religious and philosophical thinkers diverged in their accounts of the origins and activities of the demons.
