CT802 Demonology

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This class will examine the Judeo-Christian teachings regarding angels and demons. Students will study the various religious texts, including canonical and apocryphal scriptures from Judaism and Christianity, and will trace the historical development of the theology demons. This upper level elective explores religious conceptions of evil and the demonic from the dawn of civilization through modern day theory and practice. Students will explore the demonological religious texts and writings from pre-Old Testament Babylonian tales, to the Hebrew Bible and Talmud, to the Christian New Testament and beyond. Students will be introduced to the immense body of literature from the 6th centuries to the 17th centuries on Satanic ritual worship and witchcraft. Famous exorcisms, demonic visions and visitations, the Grimoires of the Middle Ages, and the early-modern witch crazes will be surveyed. Students will also learn specific demoniacal classification systems and the church's current exorcism practices. This course focuses on Theological History.  Instructor: Archbishop Rake