Demon
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| - | :"Human sexuality is, quite apart from Christian [[repression]]s, a highly [[questionable]] phenomenon, and belongs, at least potentially, among the [[extreme]] rather than the ordinary experiences of humanity. Tamed as it may be, sexuality remains one of the [[demon]]ic forces in human [[consciousness]] - pushing us at intervals close to [[taboo]] and [[dangerous]] [[desire]]s, which range from the [[impulse]] to commit sudden arbitrary [[violence]] upon another person to the voluptuous yearning for the [[extinction]] of one's consciousness, for [[death]] itself." --Susan Sontag in the ''[[Pornographic Imagination|The Pornographic Imagination]]'' | + | In [[religion]], [[folklore]], and [[mythology]] a '''demon''' (or ''daemon'', ''dæmon'', ''daimon'' from [[Greek language|Greek]]: δαίμων [ðaïmon]) is a [[supernatural]] being that has generally been described as a malevolent [[spirit]], and in [[Christian]] terms it is generally understood as a [[Fallen angel]], formerly of [[God]]. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be [[conjuration|conjured]] and insecurely controlled. The "good" demon in recent use is largely a literary device (e.g., [[Maxwell's demon]]), though references to good demons can be found in [[Hesiod]] and [[Shakespeare]]. In common language, to "demonize" a person means to characterize or portray them as evil, or as the source of evil. |
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In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon (or daemon, dæmon, daimon from Greek: δαίμων [ðaïmon]) is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit, and in Christian terms it is generally understood as a Fallen angel, formerly of God. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled. The "good" demon in recent use is largely a literary device (e.g., Maxwell's demon), though references to good demons can be found in Hesiod and Shakespeare. In common language, to "demonize" a person means to characterize or portray them as evil, or as the source of evil.
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