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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
6:27 Who was the Persian Devil?
10:00 Zoroastrianism and Zurvanism
14:00 The Birth of the Devil
16:40 Ahriman and Prince Zahāk
19:34 Conclusion

Resources:
Aimers, G. J. (2012). ‘Give the Devil His Due’: The Satanic Agenda and Social Justice in the Book of Job. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 37(1), 57–66. https://doiorg.bhamezproxy.idm.oclc...
Denova, Rebecca. 2021. “The Origin of Satan.” World History Encyclopedia. February 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/....
Mark, Joshua J. 2020. “Zorvanism.” World History Encyclopedia. January 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/Zorvanism/.
— 2020. “Ahriman.” World History Encyclopedia. February 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ahriman/.
Oldridge, Darren, The Devil: A Very Short Introduction, Very Short Introductions (Oxford, 2012; online edn, Oxford Academic, 24 Sept. 2013), https://doiorg.bhamezproxy.idm.oclc..., accessed 23 June 2023.