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- | [[Image:Altar piece at Brixen.jpg|thumb|right|This page '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is part of the [[Satan in popular culture]] series<br> | + | [[Image:Michael Pacher detail.jpg|thumb|right|This page '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is part of the [[devil in popular culture]] series. Illustration: detail from [[Michael Pacher]]'s panel painting ''[[The Devil Presenting St Augustine With The Book Of Vices]]'']] |
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- | :''[[the devil in fiction]], [[Satanism]]'' | + | '''Satan''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: שָּׂטָן ''satan'', meaning "[[adversary]]") is a term, as well as the name of a figure appearing in the texts of the [[Abrahamic religions]] who brings [[evil]] and [[temptation]], and is known as the deceiver that leads humanity [[astray]]. Some religious groups teach that he originated as an [[angel]] who fell out of favor with God, seducing humanity into the ways of [[sin]], and who now rules over the fallen world. In the [[Hebrew Bible]] and the [[New Testament]], Satan is primarily an accuser and adversary, a decidedly malevolent entity (a.k.a. the [[devil]]) who possesses demonic qualities. |
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+ | In [[Theistic Satanism]], Satan is considered a positive force and deity who is either worshipped or revered. In [[LaVeyan Satanism]], Satan is regarded as holding virtuous characteristics. | ||
+ | ==Namesakes== | ||
+ | *''[[Les Sataniques]]'', 1882, an album of five plates by Felicien Rops | ||
+ | * ''[[Madam Satan]]'', 1930, an American film by Cecil B. DeMille | ||
+ | * ''[[Satanik]]'', an Italian noir comic book created in December 1964 by Max Bunker and Magnus | ||
+ | * ''[[Satan’s Treasures]]'', 1895, painting by Jean Delville | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[The devil in fiction]] | ||
+ | * [[Satanism]] | ||
+ | * [[Lucifer]] | ||
+ | * [[Pan (god)]] | ||
+ | * [[Baphomet]] | ||
+ | * [[Satanic ritual abuse]] | ||
- | # The [[Devil]]. | ||
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Satan (Hebrew: שָּׂטָן satan, meaning "adversary") is a term, as well as the name of a figure appearing in the texts of the Abrahamic religions who brings evil and temptation, and is known as the deceiver that leads humanity astray. Some religious groups teach that he originated as an angel who fell out of favor with God, seducing humanity into the ways of sin, and who now rules over the fallen world. In the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, Satan is primarily an accuser and adversary, a decidedly malevolent entity (a.k.a. the devil) who possesses demonic qualities.
In Theistic Satanism, Satan is considered a positive force and deity who is either worshipped or revered. In LaVeyan Satanism, Satan is regarded as holding virtuous characteristics.
Namesakes
- Les Sataniques, 1882, an album of five plates by Felicien Rops
- Madam Satan, 1930, an American film by Cecil B. DeMille
- Satanik, an Italian noir comic book created in December 1964 by Max Bunker and Magnus
- Satan’s Treasures, 1895, painting by Jean Delville
See also