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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.
The Catholic Encyclopedia says that there is only one apparent case of demonic possession in the Old Testament, of King Saul being tormented by an "evil spirit" (1 Samuel 16:14), but this depends on interpreting the Hebrew word "rûah" as implying a personal influence which it may not; as a result, even this example is described as "not very ...
The exact definition of demon in Egyptology posed a major problem for modern scholarship, since the borders between a deity and a demon are sometimes blurred and the ancient Egyptian language lacks a term for the modern English demon. [157] [158] Both deities and demons can act as intermediaries to deliver messages to humans. [159]
[citation needed] Therefore, the demonic number was 666. Gregory of Nyssa, in the 4th century, believed in the existence of male and female demons and supported the idea that demons procreated with other demons and with human women. Other scholars supported the idea that they could not procreate and that the number of demons was constant.
An astral spirit is a term used in spiritualism and holism and can be described as having a demonic influence and existing in space with no physical body. [1] The Astral Spirit exists in what is called the Astral Plane. Depending on the time period and culture, the term can have several meanings.
St. Guy Heals a Possessed Man (1474). Exorcism (from Ancient Greek ἐξορκισμός (exorkismós) 'binding by oath') is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons, jinns, or other malevolent spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that is believed to be possessed. [1]
Technically, "obsession" is any unwanted influence of a spirit, when it alters or suppresses the normal manifestation of the personality of the subject. It can occur when: a spirit influences a living person, a living person influences someone else, a living person influences a spirit, a spirit influences another spirit.
Orthodox Christians believe demonic activity is the devil's primary means of corrupting humanity and rebelling against God. [38] Disease, blight, and other maladies are widely associated with satanic influence, which can influence or infest even objects. [39]