Demons are simply fallen angels. That is the common assumption, repeated so often that it feels settled. Yet one of the most unsettling traditions in ancient Jewish thought says something very ...

This small, bronze figurine is the best-known depiction of the Mesopotamian god Pazuzu, who was the inspiration for modern demons featured in "The Exorcist" and "The Simpsons" — but apparently not the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it was made: The Neo-Assyrian period, circa 900 to 600 B.C. This small, bronze figurine is the best-known depiction of the ...