What Kind of Demon Are You?

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Conceptually, it could be argued that demons have been around longer than gods. While most modern religions' conceptions of the supreme deity are only a few thousand years old, these same religions' ideas about demons are owed to much older religions. Some of those older religions worshiped these entities, some simply believed in their existence. Indeed, even assuming that the Abrahamic religions began in 1800 BC, Zoroastrianism, from which the Abrahamic religions draw many of their boogeymen, is older still. In fact, many of the ideas in the Abrahamic faiths about what demons are happen to come from the religions that surrounded these modern faiths; polytheistic religions that often practiced ritual scarification and human sacrifice. Thus, western demons, as we think of them, were born.

In other cultures, demons qua demons have a different meaning altogether. In Buddhism, demons, if one can use the word at all, were spirits or deities worshiped prior to the arrival of Buddhist priests, who, as part of the pitch to convert the locals, either incorporated the local demons by taming them and making them protectors of the faith, or by simply turning a blind eye to their worship. Typically, these demons can be overcome through meditation and detachment, or by making offerings to them. Demons of this sort are seen more as obstacles than as malevolent supermen.

The list goes on and on, the world over. What kind of demon are you? Take this quiz and find out, if you dare!