The written description, study, or systematic documentation of demons; a scholarly field that catalogs and describes demons.
From demon + -graph (writing) + -y (forming a noun indicating a field of study or practice). Follows the pattern of biography, geography, and geography, making it the 'study of demons through writing.'
Demonography as an intellectual discipline shows that medieval and ancient scholars treated demons like naturalists studied animals—creating hierarchies, cataloging types, describing behaviors—essentially applying scientific methodology to the supernatural.
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