Category: Fact and Fiction

Evil Spirits of the Desert: Azazel and the Djinn Between Fact and Fiction

Evil Spirits of the Desert: Azazel and the Djinn Between Fact and Fiction The desert has always been a dangerous and desolate place; its violent sandstorms and lack of life-sustaining provender mark it as the eternal abode of those fallen angels and evil spirits dedicated to provoking …

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Ahriman and Zoroastrian temple in Mazra Kalantar

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Ahriman and Daevas The Demons of Desert : Evil Spirits in Zoroastrianism

Ahriman and Daevas The Demons of Desert : Evil Spirits in Zoroastrianism In the ancient Persian belief system known as Zoroastrianism, the prince of evil spirits was named Ahriman or Angra Mainyu. Some legends stated that he was limited by time and space, and knew nothing …

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Culbin, from Desert to Working Forest : Around The Colourful Myths

Culbin, from Desert to Working Forest : Around The Colourful Myths The ‘desert’ established between the rivers Findhorn and Nairn and lying along the southern shore of the Moray Firth is generally considered to date from around the 1690s. A score of writers down the years …

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