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demonology the study of demons or demonic beliefs How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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64) On the one hand, the demonologists (and, following them, generations of historians) may have emphasized the pact with the Devil, but in general the law put equal emphasis on harmful magic, while commoners, as already noted, were far more interested in this aspect of the crime than its theological implications. Don Quixote's adventure in the cave of Montesinos could also be seen in a different light: consider that the demonologist Del Rio related stories of demons who guarded their hordes in caverns. First, Hesnard, like contemporary Catholic demonologists, accepts the reality of the nouement, but emphasizes more strongly that it is a trick of the devil played on those of wavering faith. |
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