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There's also the way that the damned in some depictions of the Weighing of Souls are actually turning into demons

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Dr Madeleine Gray PhD, FRHistS
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I am interested in the sources for what I take was a fascination for demons in the Middle Ages.

Actually, I am working with the Tennessee UMC, where parishioners and clergy are reading Luke and Acts this year. I have come to Luke 4: 31-43, and I realize there is no explicit biblically-stated origin of demons. There is only so much you can say about the Nephilim, without wading into Enoch, and "imprisoned spirits" of angels takes you all over the place. I want to say something about demons. I note that there are plenty of demons with bodies in the medieval iconography (lots of illustrations, etc.). How does this culture evolve?

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