Aspects of Demonology in the text “On The Belly-Myther” of Endor by St. Eustatius of Antioch
Aspects of Demonology in the text “On The Belly-Myther” of Endor by St. Eustatius of Antioch

Summary/Abstract: This article tries to identify and analyse the demonological elements contained in thetext“ On the Belly-Myther” of St. Eustathius of Antioch. St. Eustathius demonologyis primarily based on Bible and is developed mainly as a consequence of his exegesis on 1 Kingdoms 28. Apart from the Bible, Eustathius appeals massively to logicwhile formulating statements about the demon and his power over human beings, therelationship between demons power in the world and God’s power, the possibilityfor demons to express the truth etc. St. Eustathius demonology is rather “intellectual” and might be different in its approach from the so-called “monastic demonology”which can be found by St. Athanasius of Alexandria or EvagriusPonticus.

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