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What Motivated the Creation of the Devil?: The Psychology, Power, and Mythology Behind Humanity’s Greatest Scapegoat
Before we feared the Devil, we created him.
What Motivated the Creation of the Devil? is not a theological treatise—it’s a cultural autopsy. This provocative book asks a searing Why did humanity need a Devil in the first place?
Spanning millennia of mythology, psychology, philosophy, and pop culture, this book tracks how Satan evolved from divine bureaucrat to the embodiment of evil. Drawing from Hebrew texts, Christian doctrine, Islamic mysticism, Eastern orthodoxy, and global mythologies, author Somewhat Skeptical uncovers how fear, blame, and power shaped one of history’s most enduring characters.
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• Why early depictions of Satan were more bureaucrat than beast
• How Zoroastrian dualism and Greek myth gave evil a face
• The rise of Satan as both tempter and scapegoat
• How art, ritual, and politics institutionalized fear
• Why modern culture turned the Devil into an antihero
This isn’t just about who Satan is.
It’s about what he reveals about us.
Timely, incisive, and disturbingly insightful, this is the book for readers who want to go beyond good and evil—and question why we still cling to both.
What Motivated the Creation of the Devil? is not a theological treatise—it’s a cultural autopsy. This provocative book asks a searing Why did humanity need a Devil in the first place?
Spanning millennia of mythology, psychology, philosophy, and pop culture, this book tracks how Satan evolved from divine bureaucrat to the embodiment of evil. Drawing from Hebrew texts, Christian doctrine, Islamic mysticism, Eastern orthodoxy, and global mythologies, author Somewhat Skeptical uncovers how fear, blame, and power shaped one of history’s most enduring characters.
✔️
• Why early depictions of Satan were more bureaucrat than beast
• How Zoroastrian dualism and Greek myth gave evil a face
• The rise of Satan as both tempter and scapegoat
• How art, ritual, and politics institutionalized fear
• Why modern culture turned the Devil into an antihero
This isn’t just about who Satan is.
It’s about what he reveals about us.
Timely, incisive, and disturbingly insightful, this is the book for readers who want to go beyond good and evil—and question why we still cling to both.
105 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 27, 2025
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