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The Testament of Solomon is a pseudepigraphical work, purportedly written by King Solomon, in which the author mostly describes particular demons who he enslaved to help build the temple, the questions he put to them about their deeds and how they could be thwarted, and their answers, which provide a kind of self-help manual against demonic activity.
Bronze statue of the Assyro-Babylonian demon king Pazuzu, c. 800–700 BCE, Louvre. A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. [1] Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in media including comics, fiction, film, television, and video games.
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.
List of theological demons, a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore List of spirits appearing in grimoires, listing spirits whose titles show up in these grimoires for evocation ritual purposes List of demons in the Ars Goetia, the demons' names are taken from the goetic grimoire Ars Goetia
In Christian tradition, demons are fallen angels [7] and have the same characteristics as their good angel counterparts: spirituality, immutability and immortality. [ citation needed ] Demons are not omniscient , but each one has a specific knowledge (sometimes on more than one subject).
Even more rare are demonic spirits like the one portrayed in the horror movie “The Exorcist.” But according to Dillard, they do exist. “They will happen,” she says.
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 Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (lit. ' False Monarchy of Demons ') first appears as an appendix to De praestigiis daemonum (1577) by Johann Weyer. [1] An abridgment of a grimoire similar in nature to the Ars Goetia (first book of The Lesser Key of Solomon), it contains a list of demons, and the appropriate hours and rituals to conjure them.