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    Peter Binsfeld was a 16th century German Jesuit priest and demonologist who was involved in the witch hunts of his time. In 1589, he paired each of the Seven Deadly Sins with a demon in his influential classification system - lust with Asmodeus, gluttony with Beelzebub, greed with Mammon, sloth with Belphegor, wrath with Satan, envy with Leviathan, and pride with Lucifer. He also associated other demons with specific sins, such as Lilith with lust through her offspring incubi and succubi. Binsfeld's system of demon classification had a significant impact and was an important reference work for dealing with demons.

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    Peter Binsfeld was a 16th century German Jesuit priest and demonologist who was involved in the witch hunts of his time. In 1589, he paired each of the Seven Deadly Sins with a demon in his influential classification system - lust with Asmodeus, gluttony with Beelzebub, greed with Mammon, sloth with Belphegor, wrath with Satan, envy with Leviathan, and pride with Lucifer. He also associated other demons with specific sins, such as Lilith with lust through her offspring incubi and succubi. Binsfeld's system of demon classification had a significant impact and was an important reference work for dealing with demons.

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    Peter Binsfeld was a 16th century German Jesuit priest and demonologist who was involved in the witch hunts of his time. In 1589, he paired each of the Seven Deadly Sins with a demon in his influential classification system - lust with Asmodeus, gluttony with Beelzebub, greed with Mammon, sloth with Belphegor, wrath with Satan, envy with Leviathan, and pride with Lucifer. He also associated other demons with specific sins, such as Lilith with lust through her offspring incubi and succubi. Binsfeld's system of demon classification had a significant impact and was an important reference work for dealing with demons.

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    PeterBinsfeld(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Binsfeld)wasaMedievaldemonologistandJesuit
    priestwholivedinTrier,Germany,anddiedthereoftheplaguein1598.Hewasinvolvedinthe
    witchhuntsofthetimeandwrote"TheConfessionofWarlocksandWitches",whichdiscussedthe
    confessionsofallegedwitches,andarguedthattorturedidnotaffecttheveracityofconfessions.
    In1589,PeterBinsfeldpairedeachoftheSevenDeadlySinswithademon,whotemptedpeopleby
    meansoftheassociatedsin.AccordingtoBinsfeld'sClassificationofDemons,thepairingsareas
    follows:
    Lust:Asmodeus
    Gluttony:Beelzebub
    Greed:Mammon
    Sloth:Belphegor
    Wrath:Satan
    Envy:Leviathan
    Pride:Lucifer

    1594BookbyBinsfeld:Animportanthandbookof
    adviceforvarioussituations(seeforsaleoneBay).

    Detailof1594Book
    byBinsfeld.

    Healsotheorisedthatotherdemonsinvokesin,forinstanceLilith(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith)andheroffspring,theincubiandsuccubi,invoke
    lust.Thesuccubisleepwithmeninordertoimpregnatethemselvessothattheycanbearmoredemons.Theincubisleepwithwomentoleadtheminto
    sinandtoimpregnatethemwithdemonspawn.
    Retrievedfrom"http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/index.php?title=Binsfeld%27s_Classification_of_Demons&oldid=90979"
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    Thispagewaslastmodifiedon16April2013,at13:45.

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