Demonology is the systematic study of demons. Insofar as it involves exegesis, demonology is an orthodox branch of theology. Demonology - Christian demonology. The most extensive exposition of Christian demonology are Heinrich Kramer's Malleus Maleficarum—once thought to have been co-written by Jacob Sprenger— and Nicholas Remy's Demonolatry, both assuming the reality of witchcraft and its capability of posing a threat to the Roman Catholic church. Demonology refers to catalogues that atte ...

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• Demonology - Christian demonology
• Demonology - Islam Judaism and Zoroastrianism
• Demonology - Ayyavazhi Buddhism and Hinduism
• Demonology - Tartaric Demonology

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The existence of a malevolent supernatural personality who works to thwart the will of a good God is a central tenet of both Christianity and Islam. These faiths, in turn, derive the Satan or Shaitan figure from Judaism. Many scholars believe that Judaism originally received the concepts of eschatology, angelology, and demonology from Zoroastrianism. In the Zoroastrian tradition, Ahura Mazda, as the force of good Spenta Mainyu, will eventually be victorious in a cos ...

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Demonology, Demonology - Christian demonology, Demonology - Islam Judaism and Zoroastrianism, Demonology - Ayyavazhi Buddhism and Hinduism, Demonology - Tartaric Demonology

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The most extensive exposition of Christian demonology are Heinrich Kramer's Malleus Maleficarum—once thought to have been co-written by Jacob Sprenger— and Nicholas Remy's Demonolatry, both assuming the reality of witchcraft and its capability of posing a threat to the Roman Catholic church. Demonology refers to catalogues that attempt to name and set a hierarchy to demons and spirits thought to be malignant. In this sense, demonology can be seen as the mirror image of angelology, which attempt ...

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Demonology, Demonology - Christian demonology, Demonology - Islam Judaism and Zoroastrianism, Demonology - Ayyavazhi Buddhism and Hinduism, Demonology - Tartaric Demonology

Read more here: » Demonology: Encyclopedia II - Demonology - Christian demonology