About this episode
This episode explores the study of Demonology and its historical impact on society, particularly in Europe.
Simply put, Demonology is the study of Demons; what they do and how they interact with humans. While most cultures throughout time here in the west have had their own specific Demonology, from the middle ages onwards a particularly strong sort of European Demonology formed. This Demonology eventually lead to the hunt and persecution of tens of thousands of people for hundreds of years as witches and sorcerers. How this Demonology took shape is both fascinating and very telling of how our society conceives and adopts deleterious paradigms during certain periods of time.
People in this episode
Host: Douglas Batchelor
Topics covered
- Demonology
- witch hunts
- European history
- cultural beliefs
- spirituality
- societal paradigms
Keywords
- Demonology
- demons
- witch hunts
- European history
- spirituality
- cultural beliefs
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Demonology
Places: Europe
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