Evil against Evil The Demon Pazuzu
Pazuzu, a ferocious looking demon, was used widely as a personal protective amulet in first millennium B. C. Mesopotamia. Being a devas-tating force that can ruin nature, cattle and humankind, he was able to gain power over other wind demons by defeating them, which ensured his suitability as a prot...
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Morcelliana
2011
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Jahr: 2011, Band: 77, Heft: 2, Seiten: 357-368 |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Demonology
B Mesopotamia B Good & evil B Amulets B Pazuzu (Assyro-Babylonian deity) |
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