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| '''Demonology''' is the systematic of [[demon]]s. Insofar as it involves exegesis, demonology is an orthodox branch of theology.
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| ==Christian demonology==
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| The most extensive exposition of [[Christian demonology]] are Heinrich Kramer's ''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]''—once thought to have been co-written by Jacob Sprenger— and Nicholas Remy's [[Demonolatry]], both assuming the reality of [[witchcraft]] and its capability of posing a threat to the [[Roman Catholic]] church.
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| Demonology refers to catalogues that attempt to name and set a hierarchy to demons and spirits thought to be malignant. In this sense, demonology can be seen as the mirror image of [[angelology]], which attempts to compile the same information for good spirits.
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| In Christian tradition, demons are [[fallen angel]]s, so demonology could be considered a branch of [[angelology]]. The [[grimoire]]s of occult magic are the tomes that contain the lore of this version of demonology, containing instructions on how to summon them and bend them to the [[conjuror]]'s will, yet not all occultists modern and ancient necessarily evoked demons.
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| It is somewhat unclear how many angels were actually engaged in the war in Heaven and the exact number of the host is open to conjecture for many.
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| In the 15th century though it was estimated that 133,306,668 angels fell from the Heavens in a total of 9 days according to the Bishop of Tusculum (c. 1273), and this was reaffirmed by Alphonso de Spina (c. 1460).
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| [[Category:Angels and demons]]
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