...berserker rage against his rivals, the trolls, including huldras. (Before Christianity, the storm god Thor was credited with lightning strikes against the jotun|g
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...offering him nothing but hardship. In the Post-Vulgate, his conversion to Christianity allows him relief from his endless worldly pursuits, and he finally slays t
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...xual tendency or male demons with a bisexual tendency. Perhaps, being that Christianity attributes the agency of some (not all) temptation to sins to demons, and a
...e supposed to want all pleasures that Christian religion denied to humans. Christianity considers sexual pleasure outside of the bonds of marriage to be inappropri
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...sequently sentenced by God to grow smaller and smaller until they accepted Christianity.
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...ching as the basis for determining truth is a common one within mainstream Christianity. The belief in territorial spirits, as well as the subsequent application o
...oduction to animistic tendencies in the Euro-North American context," in ''Christianity and the Religions'', Edward Rommen and Harold Netland, eds. (Pasadena: Will
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...considered by many Western religions to be a superstition.For example, in Christianity, the dead are in Heaven or Hell until the General Resurrection. Upholders o
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...the break away with the religion and customs of Pagan Basques and adopting Christianity and, specifically, the veneration for St. Michael. For the rest, it is very
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...the Mongols and other steppe peoples. Accordingly, St George (symbolizing Christianity) killing the Dragon (symbolizing Satan) is represented on the coat of arms
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In an interview with ''Christianity Today'', headlined [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/012/11.50.html
...ly gay) and a critic of George W. Bush was much debated; she has said that Christianity's stance on homosexuality was something she wrestled with as she considered
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...is the equivalent in Islam of [[Satan]] in [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]] and [[:Category:Hebrew mythology|Judaism]]. The Islamic view of Satan, h
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In the Late Viking Age, Nordic kingdoms began converting to Christianity. Non-biblical Christian concepts of nature spirits, especially the German c
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==Christianity==
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Since early Christianity], demonology has evolved from a simple acceptance of demons to a complex st
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==Parallels with Christianity==
It is possible that Dionysian mythology would later find its way into Christianity.
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While the major monotheistic religions of the world ([[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and their offshoots) almost universally preach some form of m
...itions of [[Judaism]] (see Jewish views of the afterlife), most sects of [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]], human [[soul]]s spend eternity in a place of happiness or
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When Christianity ascended one of the many thrones of human belief, early church fathers assi
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...of this precedent, [[demonic possession]] was part of the belief system of Christianity since its beginning, and exorcism is still a recognized practice of Catholi
== Exorcism in Christianity ==
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Under the monotheistic religions of the Levant](primarily Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), witchcraft came to be associated with heresy, rising to a feve
...an religion, this concern was paramount, only lessening in importance once Christianity was the dominant religion in most of Europe. In place of the old Pagan magi
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...e negative inversion of the God Borevit, subsequent to the introduction of Christianity in the Slavic peoples. Borevit is also portrayed as an imposing figure, wit
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