Asrestar is a class of
demons in
Manichaeism. They appear prominently in the Manichaean
creation myth, especially the creation of mankind. Accordingly,
Az decided to create humans in the image of the
Third Messenger and mingled the demonic asrestar with the light particles, that is basically the
soul.[1] Although most asrestar are indistinguishable, an eminent demon called
Šaklūn, features as
demiurgic demon entrapping humans in the material world during the
Adam and Eve narration. Human's urges for evil, such as lying, are remaining parts of the asrestar within the body.[2]
^International Association of Manichaean Studies. International Symposium Augustine and Manichaeism in the Latin West: Proceedings of the Fribourg-Utrecht International Symposium of the International Association of Manichaean Studies (IAMS) BRILL, 2001
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