Demon hunter

For other uses, see Demon hunter (disambiguation).
This article is about demon hunter. For other uses related to demon slayer, see Demon Slayer.
Zhong Kui is a Chinese deity who was considered to be a vanquisher of ghosts and other evil beings.

Demon hunter or demon slayer is a demonology-related historic occupation or folkloric character which specializes in killing demons, monsters, or undead creatures.[1][2] A demon hunter typically is involved with a deity and angels, and they typically wield religious text, holy water, and relics.[3] It has diverse roots in myths, Abrahamic religions, African magic, Christian media, Classic Chinese Novels, and Japanese urban legend.[4][5] Variants include other monster hunters, such as the dragonslayer and vampire hunter.

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  2. ^ MacRae, C.D. (1998). Presenting Young Adult Fantasy Fiction. Twayne's United States authors series (in German). Twayne Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8057-8220-2. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Demon hunter's handbook. Bellevue, Washington. 2013. ISBN 978-1-60125-554-9. OCLC 841673121.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Linden, Sheri (March 6, 2014). "Review: 'Journey to the West' a rollicking tale of demon hunters". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Voigt, Andrew (June 8, 2021). "Heaven's Metal: An Oral History Of The Genesis Of Christian Metal". HM Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2022.