Demology

/dɪˈmɑlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The study or description of demons; the branch of knowledge concerned with demons and demonic phenomena.

Etymology

From Greek 'daimon' (demon/spirit) + 'logia' (study of/word). This term emerged in medieval and Renaissance scholarship as people systematically tried to understand supernatural beings.

Kelly Says

Medieval scholars wrote detailed 'demologies' cataloging demons by type and power—basically encyclopedic Pokemon guides for the supernatural world, showing that humans have always wanted to organize and understand even the unknowable.

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