Encyclopedia - Christian Demonology: Encyclopedia - Christian Demonology
Christian demonology is the study of the demons from a "Christian" point of view. It is primarily based on the Bible (Old Testament and m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Demonology - Christian Demonology
The most extensive exposition of Christian demonology are Heinrich Kramer's Malleus Maleficarum—once thought to have been co-written by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexuality In Christian Demonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexuality In Christian Demonology - The Sexuality Of Demons
To Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Jews there were male and female demons (Jewish demons were mostly male, but Lilith was female)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demonology: Encyclopedia - Demonology
Demonology is the systematic study of demons. Insofar as it involves exegesis, demonology is an orthodox branch of theology. Demonology -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia - Demon
In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon or demoness is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classification Of Demons: Encyclopedia - Classification Of Demons
There have been many attempts throughout the history of Christianity to classify demons into categories. These systems of classification ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asmodai: Encyclopedia - Asmodai
Asmodai (also Asmodeus, Asmodaeus) is mostly known thanks to the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit; he is also mentioned in some Talmudic le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baal Demon: Encyclopedia - Baal Demon
Baal is a Christian demon. His name also refers to various gods and goddesses who are not demons. This is a potential source of confusion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alastor: Encyclopedia - Alastor
Alastor ("avenger") in Greek mythology, was the personification of familial feuds. He was also associated with sins that pass down from p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adramelech: Encyclopedia - Adramelech
In Assyrian mythology Adramelech (also called Adrammelech, Adramelek or Adar-malik) was a form of the Baals, a god very similar to Moloch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devil: Encyclopedia - Devil
The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity, who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. This entity is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aamon: Encyclopedia - Aamon
In demonology Aamon is one of Astaroth's assistants. He knows past and future, giving that knowledge to those who had made a pact with Sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belphegor: Encyclopedia - Belphegor
In demonology, Belphegor (or Beelphegor) is a demon who helps people to make discoveries. He seduces people by suggesting to them ingenio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berith: Encyclopedia - Berith
In demonology Berith is a Great Duke of Hell, powerful and terrible, and has twenty-six legions of demons under his command. He tells thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abaddon Demon: Encyclopedia - Abaddon Demon
Abaddon, in demonology, was chief of the demons of the seventh hierarchy. He was called The Destroyer and in the Book of Revelation St Jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seal Of Solomon: Encyclopedia - Seal Of Solomon
In Medieval Jewish, Islamic and Christian legends, the Seal of Solomon was a magical signet ring said to have been possessed by King Solo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia - Lilith
Lilith is a female Mesopotamian night demon believed to harm male children. In Isaiah 34:14, Lilith is a kind of night-demon or animal, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amulet: Encyclopedia - Amulet
An amulet (from Latin amuletum; earliest extant use in Natural History [Pliny], meaning "an object that protects a person from trouble") ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexuality In Christian Demonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexuality In Christian Demonology - Lust In Demons
Lust in demons is a controversial theme for Christian demonology. As usual, scholars disagree on the subject. On one hand, it is consider...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Demonology - Islam Judaism And Zoroastrianism
The existence of a malevolent supernatural personality who works to thwart the will of a good God is a central tenet of both Christianity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In Other Cultures And Religions
Demons are found in many religions, and many cultures have developed a rich mythology of demons. The study of demons is called demonology...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In Hellenistic Neopaganism
In modern Hellenistic Neopaganism (particularly in self-described Hellenistic sects in the United States), a demon can be a variety of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In Hellenistic Neopaganism
In modern Hellenistic Neopaganism (particularly in self-described Hellenistic sects in the United States), a demon can be a variety of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In The Hebrew Bible
Demons as described in the Tanakh are not the same as "demons" commonly known in popular or Christian culture. The demons mentioned in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Christian Myth And Legend
Building upon the few references to daemons in the New Testament, especially the visionary poetry of the Apocalypse of John, Christian wr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Jewish Rabbinic Literature
Rabbinical demonology has three classes of, demons, though they are scarcely separable one from another. There were the shedim, the mazzi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In The New Testament And Christianity
"Demon" has a number of meanings, all related to the idea of a spirit that inhabited a place, or that accompanied a person. Whether such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In Ancient Persia
During the time of Zarathustra the same word (Div) received the notion of demon in the Iranian tradition. In Zoroastrianism and the Avest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Etymology
The idea of demons is as old as religion itself, and the word "demon" seems to have ancient origins. The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In The Hebrew Bible
Demons as described in the Tanakh are not the same as "demons" commonly known in popular or Christian culture. The demons mentioned in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Pre-islamic Arab Culture
Pre-Islamic mythology does not discriminate between gods and demons. The jinn are considered as divinities of inferior rank, having many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Science
Scientists occasionally invent hypothetical entities with special abilities as part of a thought experiment. These "demons" have abilitie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Games
The earliest connection of the word with games is that the British call a form of solitaire "Demon", from at least the nineteenth century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Etymology
The idea of demons is as old as religion itself, and the word "demon" seems to have ancient origins. The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Islam
Islam recognized the existence of all the pagan demons, good and evil, protesting only against their being considered gods. Islam divides...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fire And Brimstone: Encyclopedia Ii - Fire And Brimstone - Biblical References
Several Biblical passages use the image of burning sulfur, or brimstone, to respresent divine wrath. The King James translation often ren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Art Literature And Television
Many classic books and plays feature demons, such as the Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost and Faust. Anton Rubinstein's lushly chromatic oper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Art Literature And Television
In Mikhail Lermontov's long poem (1840), the Demon makes love to the virgin Tamara in a scenic setting of the Causcaus mountains. Many cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Art Literature And Television
In Mikhail Lermontov's long poem (1840), the Demon makes love to the virgin Tamara in a scenic setting of the Caucasus mountains. Many cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Hinduism
There are three kinds of anthromorphic beings, the devas (demigods), the manushyas (human beings) and the asuras (demons). The asuras liv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fire And Brimstone: Encyclopedia Ii - Fire And Brimstone - History
During the Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s, revivalist preachers such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield used fire and brim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asmodai: Encyclopedia Ii - Asmodai - Asmodai In Demonology
The importance given to Asmodai in demonology is less than in Judaism, being considered somewhat lower to other hellish authorities by mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baal: Encyclopedia Ii - Baal - Ba'al As A Demon
Baal is also seen as a Christian demon. This is a potential source of confusion. Other spellings: Bael, Baël (French), Baell. The idea o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Demon: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Demon
Demon(s) (from Greek daimones, Latin daemons)   In many of the later religions, such as Christianity, either the gods of rival re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classification Of Demons: Encyclopedia Ii - Classification Of Demons - Classification By Office
There were also classifications by office, like those written in several grimoires. Classification of demons - Le Dragon Rouge. Written...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classification Of Demons: Encyclopedia Ii - Classification Of Demons - Classification By Month
During the 16th century it was believed that each demon had more strength to accomplish his mission during a special month of the year. I...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Beelzebub, Beelzebul, Ba`al Zebub: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Beelzebub, Beelzebul, Ba`al Zebub
Beelzebub, Beelzebul ba`al zebub (Hebrew) (from ba`al lord + zebub fly)   Lord of the flies; a god of the Philistines, popularly ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zohar, Sepher Haz-zohar: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Zohar, Sepher Haz-zohar
Zohar, Sepher haz-Zohar (Hebrew) [from zohar light, splendor]   Book of the light; the principal work or compendium of the Qabbal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caim: Encyclopedia Ii - Caim - In Demonology
In demonology, Caim appears in Ars Goetia , the first part of Lesser Key of Solomon as a Great President of Hell, ruling over thirty legi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lesser Key Of Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lesser Key Of Solomon - Ars Theurgia Goetia
The Ars Theurgia Goetia ("the art of goetic theurgy") is the second section of The Lesser Key of Solomon. It explains the names, characte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lesser Key Of Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lesser Key Of Solomon - Ars Almadel
The Ars Almadel (The Art of the Almadel) is the fourth part of The Lesser Key of Solomon. It tells how to make the almadel, which is a wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lesser Key Of Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lesser Key Of Solomon - Ars Goetia
For the main article on this section, see Ars Goetia. The Ars Goetia ("the art of goetia), often simply called the Goetia, is the first s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azazel: Encyclopedia Ii - Azazel - Azazel In Demonology
According to some, Azazel is merely a synonym word for Hell. Others say that he was a mighty cherub and that he is the principal standard...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Later Legend
To Solomon are attributed by rabbinical tradition but not internally, the Biblical books of Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In The Arts
Handel composed an oratorio entitled Solomon in 1749. The story follows the basic Biblical plot. ... See also:King Solomon, King Solom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devil: Encyclopedia Ii - Devil - Names Of The Devil
Devil - The original names. Originally, only the epithet of "the satan" or "the adversary" was used to denote the character in the Hebr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Origin
According to the Biblical narrative, the Deluge covered the whole world killing everyone except Noah and his family and the creatures of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Lilith In The Bible
Isaiah 34:14, describing the desolation of Edom, is the only occurrence of Lilith in the Hebrew Bible: 14: pågšu sˤiyyim et-ʔiyyim w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classification Of Demons: Encyclopedia Ii - Classification Of Demons - Classification By Domain
It can be noted that according to each author listed below, the domain of each demon is very different (with the exception of Francesco M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lesser Key Of Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lesser Key Of Solomon - Ars Notoria
The Ars Notoria (The Notable Art) is the fifth and last part of The Lesser Key of Solomon. It was indeed a grimoire known since the Middl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Green Theologian: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Green Theologian - Apologetics & Evangelism
Green has been a prolific writer, with much of his work written for a popular reading audience, although he has also contributed to acade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Akkadian Mythology
Lilith - Kiskil-lilla. Lilith has been identified with ki-sikil-lil-la-ke4, a female demon in the Sumerian prologue to the Gilgamesh ep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Modern Magic
An 18th or 19th century Persian amulet, a protective charm for a newborn boy, kept in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, depicts Lilith in cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lesser Key Of Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lesser Key Of Solomon - Ars Paulina
The Ars Paulina (The Art of Paul) is the third part of The Lesser Key of Solomon. According to the legend, this art was discovered by the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - The Name Solomon
The name Solomon (Shlomo) means "peaceful," or "complete", from the Hebrew Shelomoh (Arabic Sulaiman). The name given by God to Solomon i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - George Rawlinson's Evaluation
"The kingdom of Solomon," says George Rawlinson, "is one of the most striking facts in Biblical history. A petty nation, which for hundre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In Fiction
The Toni Morrison novel Song of Solomon makes allusions to Solomon. The Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Requiem for Methuselah" i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Recent Developments
Judaism does not usually support proselytization, but some Jewish groups have been active in promoting Noahidism among non-Jews, particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - The Seven Laws
The seven laws are: Avodah zarah - Do not worship false gods/idols. Shefichat damim - Do not murder. Gezel - Do not steal. Gilui arayot ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asmodai: Encyclopedia Ii - Asmodai - Asmodai In Judaism
In Judaism Asmodai appears in the Book of Tobit and the Talmud. Note, however, that the Book of Tobit is not part of the established Jewi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amulet: Encyclopedia Ii - Amulet - Amulets And Talismans In Folklore
Amulets vary considerably according to their time and place of origin. Nevertheless, religious objects commonly serve as amulets in diffe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Other Religions As Noahide
From the Jewish perspective, if a non-Jew keeps all of the laws entailed in the categories covered by the Seven Noahide commandments, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - Satan In Islam
Shaitan (شيطان) is the devil, or the enemy of Allah and is the equivalent of Satan in Christianity and Judaism. The Islamic view of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - History Of Western European Magic
Magic paranormal - Magical beliefs in Western Europe. Belief in various magical practices has waxed and waned in European and Western h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - History
Magic paranormal - Magical beliefs in Western Europe. Belief in various magical practices has waxed and waned in European and Western h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - History
Magic paranormal - Magical beliefs in Western Europe. Belief in various magical practices has waxed and waned in European and Western h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Subdividing The Seven Laws
Various rabbinic sources have different positions on the way the seven laws are to be subdivided in categories. Maimonides (Melakhim 10:6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - In The Hebrew Apocrypha
In Wisdom ii. 24 Satan is represented, with reference to Gen. iii., as the father of all lies, who brought death into the world; he is ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening: Encyclopedia Ii - Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Allusions In The Devil May Cry Series
Image:Ladygun.jpg Exactly like the first game in the series, this part has allusions to The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri. Da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Necromancy: Encyclopedia Ii - Necromancy - Necromancy In History
Necromancy may or may not have a relation to shamanism, which calls upon spirits (angles of the elements and such)or 'The Great Spirit/Cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Theology - Theology And Religions Other Than Christianity
In academic theological circles, there is some debate as to whether theology is an activity peculiar to the Christian religion. If so we ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frank E. Peretti: Encyclopedia Ii - Frank E. Peretti - Theological Criticisms
Peretti's fictional portrayal of spiritual warfare reflects in part his background in the Assemblies of God churches and the contemporary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Jewish Tradition
A Hebrew tradition exists in which an amulet is inscribed with the names of three angels and placed around the neck of newborn boys in or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amulet: Encyclopedia Ii - Amulet - Hermetic Talismans
The word talisman also describes a number of consecrated magical objects used in Hermeticism. Instuctions for how to create a talisman ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astarte: Encyclopedia Ii - Astarte - ‘ashtart In Judea
The Masoretic (from "Masorah", which is a body of scribal notes that form a textual guide to the Hebrew Old Testament, compiled from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moloch: Encyclopedia Ii - Moloch - Ba'al
Moloch the God Ba'al, the Sacred Bull, was widely worshipped in the ancient Near East and wherever Carthaginian culture extended. Baal Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Theology - Theology And Religions Other Than Christianity
In academic theological circles, there is some debate as to whether theology is an activity peculiar to the Christian religion. If so we ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In The Qur'an
Solomon also appears in the Qur'an, where he is called Sulayman. The Qur'an refers to Solomon as the son of David, as a prophet and as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - Among Polytheists
Satan - Syncreto-Paganism. In Neopagan religions that have assimilated aspects of Abrahamic mythology into their own pantheons, Satan, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Lilith As Adam's First Wife
The passage in Genesis 1:27 — "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Definition Of Noahides
According to rabbinic Judaism, as expressed in the Talmud, the Noahide Laws apply to all humanity through their descent from one paternal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Weyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Weyer - Work And Critical Reception
Weyer's works include De Praestigiis Daemonum et Incantationibus ac Venificiis (On the Illusions of the Demons and on Spells and Poisons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Theology - Divisions Of Theology
Theology can be divided up in any number of ways. Many of these divisions have originated in the study of the Christian religion, althoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Theology - Divisions Of Theology
Theology can be divided up in any number of ways. Many of these divisions have originated in the study of the Christian religion, althoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Origins
Hell, as it exists in the Western popular imagination, has its origins in Hellenized Christianity, particularly taken from adaptation of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devil: Encyclopedia Ii - Devil - The Devil In Music
A few songs that make reference to the Devil are: Devil's Trill Sonata by Giuseppe Tartini Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baal Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Baal Demon - Baal In Popular Culture
Baal has made a number of appearences in video games. He is an end boss in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction; a hidden boss in Shadow Hearts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Theology - Theological Studies In Different Institutions
In Europe, the traditional places for the study of theology have been universities and seminaries. Typically the protestant state churche...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Theology - Theology And The Academy
Theology has a significantly problematic relationship to Academia that is not shared by any other subject. Most universities founded befo...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - C
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article