Satan Midterm Exam

Theodicy

an attempt to explain evil things when there is only one good god

Torah

first five books in the Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible

Complete collection (including torah)

Satan

opponent not devil

Religious Dualism

the belief that two supreme beings, one good and one evil, who are constantly in conflict over the world/humanity

Platonic Dualism

two fundamental concepts

• people have one part that is divine and immortal

• the other part is flesh and mortal

Diabolos

(greek) satan → devil

Daimon

(greek) demon → spiritual being

First Jewish-Roman War

the Jews of Judea 1st major military bid for independence from Roman rule

Jewish Disapora

the often forcible migration of Jews out of Roman Judea and into other parts of the Roman and Med world

Heresy

belief that differs from standard (but who defines standard)

Asceticism

extreme self-denial (fasting, sleep deprivation, celibacy, extreme humility)

Monasticism

the practice of living a holy ascetic life in a community of others

Dante Alighieri

roman poet virgil guides him through Inferno

Iconography

the symbols, forms, themes used to represent a subject visually

Pan

god of wilderness (greek god)

lustful

Demoniac

person who is possessed

did not mean that person was inherently evil

Dybbuk

spirit of dead person (Judaism)

Adjuration

using prayer and invoking sacred name to call out demon

Relic

Physical remains of a saint

portion of them

objets close to them

Cathars

what orthodox Christians called them

believed in

• religious dualism (God = heaven and Satan = material world)

• goal of life = purify soul of material world

• god of the old testament is the devil and prophets are demons (this allows for antisemitism and suggest Jewish ppl worship the devil)

Moral Panic

society’s sudden and powerful ear that some groups poses a threat to that society’s values, beliefs, and culture

Inquisition

find and correct heretics

not quiet yet killing heretics

torture heretics for confessions (of course this provided false confessions)

Strappado

hanging from wrist

knights Templar

religious order of monks who were also knights

founded as protection on religious crusades

Medieval reasons for burning heretics

• mockery of crucifixition

• demonic animals (black cat)

• Idol worship

• Sexual promiscuity

Blood Libel

baseless accusations that Jews kidnapped and murdered a Christian child and killed them like the crucifixion

Liturgical Magic

magical practices that incorporate or rely on orthodox Christian rituals or sacred objects

• Astrology

• Alchemy

Kabbalah

Jewish mysticism

use of magic including summoning demons