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a b Strube, Julian (2016). "The 'Baphomet' of Èliphas Lévi: Its Meaning and Historical Context" (PDF). Correspondences: An Online Journal for the Academic Study of Western Esotericism. 4: 37–79. ISSN 2053-7158. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017 . Retrieved 31 March 2020. Satan appears in several stories from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, [257] including " The Summoner's Prologue", in which a friar arrives in Hell and sees no other friars, [258] but is told there are millions. [258] Then Satan lifts his tail to reveal that all of the friars live inside his anus. [258] Chaucer's description of Satan's appearance is clearly based on Dante's. [258] The legend of Faust, recorded in the 1589 chapbook The History of the Damnable Life and the Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, [259] concerns a pact allegedly made by the German scholar Johann Georg Faust with a demon named Mephistopheles agreeing to sell his soul to Satan in exchange for twenty-four years of earthly pleasure. [259] This chapbook became the source for Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. [260] Stahuljak, Zrinka (2013). "Symbolic Archaeology". Pornographic Archaeology: Medicine, Medievalism, and the Invention of the French Nation. Philadelphia: De Gruyter/ University of Pennsylvania Press. pp.71–82. doi: 10.9783/9780812207316.71. ISBN 978-0-8122-4447-2. JSTOR j.ctt3fhd6c.7. Hayman, Ronald (2003). Marquis de Sade: The Genius of Passion. Tauris Parke. pp.30–31. ISBN 9781860648946 . Retrieved 21 May 2008.

An ancient symbol of a unicursal five-pointed star circumscribed by a circle with many meanings, including but not limited to, the five wounds of Christ and the five elements (earth, fire, water, air, and soul). In Satanism, it is flipped upside-down. See also: Sigil of Baphomet. A seal consisting of a Manji, Star of David, Ankh, Om, and Ouroboros, used by the Theosophical Society, an organization formed in 1875 to advance Theosophy. In Buddhism, Maara is the demon that tempted Buddha away from his path of enlightenment. Much like Jesus of Christianity resisted the Devil, Buddha also resisted temptation and defeated Maara. a b c d e f g h Christiano, Kevin J.; Kivisto, Peter; Swatos, William H. Jr., eds. (2015) [2002]. "Boundary Issues: Church, State, and New Religions – "Satanism" and Anti-Satanism". Sociology of Religion: Contemporary Developments (3rded.). Walnut Creek, California: AltaMira Press. pp.318–324. ISBN 978-1-4422-1691-4. LCCN 2001035412. Faxneld, Per; Petersen, Jesper Aagaard, eds. (2013). The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977923-9 . Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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Explanation of the Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate", which became the cornerstone of Neo-Confucianist cosmology Rabbinical scholarship on the Book of Job generally follows the Talmud and Maimonides in identifying "the satan" from the prologue as a metaphor for the yetzer hara and not an actual entity. [65] Satan is rarely mentioned in Tannaitic literature, but is found in Babylonian aggadah. [39] According to a narration, the sound of the shofar, which is primarily intended to remind Jews of the importance of teshuva, is also intended symbolically to "confuse the accuser" (Satan) and prevent him from rendering any litigation to God against the Jews. [66] Kabbalah presents Satan as an agent of God whose function is to tempt humans into sinning so that he may accuse them in the heavenly court. [67] The Hasidic Jews of the eighteenth century associated ha-Satan with Baal Davar. [68] Given the immense draw of the classic battle between good and evil, it’s likely that the Devil’s influence is here to stay, and he will continue to influence religion, literature and pop culture worldwide. Sources Petersen, Jesper Aagaard, ed. (2016) [2009]. Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7546-5286-1. Introvigne, Massimo (2016). Satanism: A Social History. Aries Book Series: Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism. Vol.21. Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-28828-7. OCLC 1030572947 . Retrieved 28 May 2020.

In his poem, Dante portrayed the Devil as a grotesque, winged creature with three faces—each chewing on a devious sinner—whose wings blew freezing cold winds throughout Hell’s domain. Sigils created with magical powers by the Icelandic people. Pictured is the stave known as Ægishjálmur. Perhaps the most lasting images of the Devil are associated with hell, which the Bible refers to as a place of everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels. Still, the Bible doesn’t state the Devil will reign over hell, just that he’ll eventually be banished there. The eye of God within a triangle, representing the Holy Trinity, and surrounded by holy light, representing His omniscience. a b c d e Introvigne, Massimo (13 April 2017). "Satan the Prophet: A History of Modern Satanism" (PDF). CESNUR. p.55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2017 . Retrieved 28 December 2020.Mormonism developed its own views on Satan. According to the Book of Moses, the Devil offered to be the redeemer of mankind for the sake of his own glory. Conversely, Jesus offered to be the redeemer of mankind so that his father's will would be done. After his offer was rejected, Satan became rebellious and was subsequently cast out of heaven. [175] In the Book of Moses, Cain is said to have "loved Satan more than God" [176] and conspired with Satan to kill Abel. It was through this pact that Cain became a Master Mahan. [177] The Book of Moses also says that Moses was tempted by Satan before calling upon the name of the " Only Begotten", which caused Satan to depart. Douglas Davies asserts that this text "reflects" the temptation of Jesus in the Bible. [178] Behrendt, Stephen C. (1983). The Moment of Explosion: Blake and the Illustration of Milton. U of Nebraska Press. p.437. ISBN 0803211694 . Retrieved 6 June 2008. The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens, c. 1615, depicting Eve reaching for the forbidden fruit beside the Devil portrayed as a serpent

The Muslim historian Al-Tabari, who died in around 923 AD, [186] writes that, before Adam was created, earthly jinn made of smokeless fire roamed the earth and spread corruption. [205] He further relates that Iblis was originally an angel named Azazil or Al-Harith, [206] from a group of angels, created from the fires of simoom, [207] sent by God to confront the earthly jinn. [208] [186] Azazil defeated the jinn in battle and drove them into the mountains, [208] but he became convinced that he was superior to humans and all the other angels, leading to his downfall. [208] In this account, Azazil's group of angels were called jinn because they guarded Jannah (Paradise). [209] In another tradition recorded by Al-Tabari, Satan was one of the earthly jinn, who was taken captive by the angels [194] [186] and brought to Heaven as a prisoner. [194] [186] God appointed him as judge over the other jinn and he became known as Al-Hakam. [194] He fulfilled his duty for a thousand years before growing negligent, [186] but was rehabilitated again and resumed his position until his refusal to bow before Adam. [186] Other traditions A stoning of the Devil from 1942 Main article: Devil in Christianity Names Illustration for John Milton’s “ Paradise Lost“, depicting the "Fall of Lucifer" Medieval Christians were known to adapt previously existing pagan iconography to suit depictions of Christian figures. [277] [273] Much of Satan's traditional iconography in Christianity appears to be derived from Pan, [277] [273] a rustic, goat-legged fertility god in ancient Greek religion. [277] [273] Early Christian writers such as Saint Jerome equated the Greek satyrs and the Roman fauns, whom Pan resembled, with demons. [277] [273] The Devil's pitchfork appears to have been adapted from the trident wielded by the Greek god Poseidon [273] and Satan's flame-like hair seems to have originated from the Egyptian god Bes. [273] By the High Middle Ages, Satan and devils appear in all works of Christian art: in paintings, sculptures, and on cathedrals. [279] Satan is usually depicted naked, [273] but his genitals are rarely shown and are often covered by animal furs. [273] The goat-like portrayal of Satan was especially closely associated with him in his role as the object of worship by sorcerers [280] and as the incubus, a demon believed to rape human women in their sleep. [280] Satan plays a role in some of the parables of Jesus, namely the Parable of the Sower, the Parable of the Weeds, Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, and the Parable of the Strong Man. [80] According to the Parable of the Sower, Satan "profoundly influences" those who fail to understand the gospel. [81] The latter two parables say that Satan's followers will be punished on Judgement Day, with the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats stating that the Devil, his angels, and the people who follow him will be consigned to "eternal fire". [82] When the Pharisees accused Jesus of exorcising demons through the power of Beelzebub, Jesus responds by telling the Parable of the Strong Man, saying: "how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house" ( Matthew 12:29). [83] The strong man in this parable represents Satan. [84]As a moral panic between the 1980s and the 1990s in the United States and Canada, there were multiple allegations of sexual abuse and/or ritual sacrifice of children or non-consenting adults in the context of Satanic rituals in what has come to be known as the Satanic Panic. [2] [64] [100] [101] Mathews, Chris (2009). Modern Satanism: Anatomy of a Radical Subculture. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. ISBN 978-0-313-36639-0 . Retrieved 28 May 2020.