Demonology
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| + | "[[Jacques Collin de Plancy]] (1793-1881) followed the tradition of many previous [[Demonology|demonologist]]s of cataloguing [[demon]]s by name and title of nobility, as it happened with [[grimoire]]s like ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'' and ''[[The Lesser Key of Solomon]]''. In 1818, his best known work, ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]'', was published. In 1863, sixty-nine illustrations by [[Louis Le Breton]] were added that made it famous: imaginative drawings concerning the appearance of certain demons."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| '''Demonology''' is the systematic [[research|study]] of [[demon]]s or beliefs about demons. Insofar as it involves [[exegesis]], demonology is an orthodox branch of [[theology]]. | '''Demonology''' is the systematic [[research|study]] of [[demon]]s or beliefs about demons. Insofar as it involves [[exegesis]], demonology is an orthodox branch of [[theology]]. | ||
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"Jacques Collin de Plancy (1793-1881) followed the tradition of many previous demonologists of cataloguing demons by name and title of nobility, as it happened with grimoires like Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and The Lesser Key of Solomon. In 1818, his best known work, Dictionnaire Infernal, was published. In 1863, sixty-nine illustrations by Louis Le Breton were added that made it famous: imaginative drawings concerning the appearance of certain demons."--Sholem Stein |
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Demonology is the systematic study of demons or beliefs about demons. Insofar as it involves exegesis, demonology is an orthodox branch of theology.
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See also
- Conjuration
- Deal with the Devil
- Demon
- Exorcism
- List of theological demons
- Pentagram
- Nicolas Remy
- Sexuality in Christian demonology
- Spirit world
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