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Page 127
... demons , who eat and drink with men , in imitation of the angel of Tobit . 6. Nightmare demons , who terrify men in their dreams . 7. Demons formed from semen and its odor when men and women copulate . These demons also cause men to ...
... demons , who eat and drink with men , in imitation of the angel of Tobit . 6. Nightmare demons , who terrify men in their dreams . 7. Demons formed from semen and its odor when men and women copulate . These demons also cause men to ...
Page 130
... demons commanded by 79 infernal princes . Johan Weyer corrected his figures to 7,405,926 demons and 72 princes of hell . A few years later , another researcher said the devils numbered more than half the population of the world . Devil ...
... demons commanded by 79 infernal princes . Johan Weyer corrected his figures to 7,405,926 demons and 72 princes of hell . A few years later , another researcher said the devils numbered more than half the population of the world . Devil ...
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... demons of those religions . Only the elemental and primitive poltergeist , demon- ologists observed , was not able to acknowl- edge Christianity and was little responsive to exorcism ; nevertheless , Catholic service books contained ...
... demons of those religions . Only the elemental and primitive poltergeist , demon- ologists observed , was not able to acknowl- edge Christianity and was little responsive to exorcism ; nevertheless , Catholic service books contained ...
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