exorcism of Asmodeus

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The exorcism of Asmodeus is a biblical episode from the Book of Tobit in which the demon Asmodeus is driven away from Sarah through the ritual burning of a fish’s heart and liver.

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exorcism of Asmodeus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical episode ⓘ
exorcism ⓘ
religious ritual ⓘ
appearsIn Book of Tobit ⓘ
associatedWith Jewish demonology ⓘ
angelology ⓘ
marriage rituals in biblical literature ⓘ
canonicalStatus apocryphal for most Protestants ⓘ
deuterocanonical for Catholics and Orthodox ⓘ
cause Asmodeus killing Sarah’s previous bridegrooms ⓘ
directedAgainst Asmodeus ⓘ
effect banishment of Asmodeus ⓘ
liberation of Sarah from demonic affliction ⓘ
protection of Tobiah and Sarah’s marriage ⓘ
featuresDemon Asmodeus ⓘ
genre didactic religious narrative ⓘ
guidedBy Raphael ⓘ
hasCharacter Edna ⓘ
Raguel ⓘ
Tobit ⓘ
involvesAngel Raphael ⓘ
involvesHuman Sarah ⓘ
Tobiah ⓘ
narrativeFunction demonstration of divine protection ⓘ
resolution of Sarah’s plight ⓘ
outcomeForAsmodeus flight to upper regions of Egypt (in some versions) ⓘ
outcomeForSarah ability to consummate marriage safely ⓘ
partOf Deuterocanonical literature ⓘ
Old Testament apocrypha ⓘ
performedBy Tobiah ⓘ
relatedWork Book of Tobit 6–8 ⓘ
linked to: Book of Tobit
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
ritualAction burning of fish heart ⓘ
burning of fish liver ⓘ
sourceTextLanguage Aramaic (lost original, reconstructed) ⓘ
Greek (Septuagint versions of Tobit) ⓘ
takesPlaceIn Media ⓘ
bridal chamber of Sarah ⓘ
theme efficacy of angelic guidance ⓘ
power of ritual acts ⓘ
victory of God over evil spirits ⓘ
usesObject fish heart ⓘ
fish liver ⓘ

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Tobias → fishPartsUsedFor → exorcism of Asmodeus ⓘ