The Fallen Angel

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The devil is usually associated with evil in a broad sense, without any precision. He can be the Lord of Shadows, with the characteristics that refer to a vast and well-known iconography, but he can also be something undefined, very present in human existence. Talking about the devil is always risky, and the themes referring to him can be grouped into two large groups: the first, of a theological order; the second, psychological. From the first point of view, the devil is an entity about which theologians have been questioning for a long time and proposing educated interpretations. But, in the end, they end up presenting a vision far removed from the somewhat absurd figure of our traditions and collective imagination. 

There is, therefore, a contrast between what scholars of religion define as the devil, and what has always accompanied the representation that everyone has formed of this creature. The second aspect is of a psychological nature, since the devil provokes in people, even among those who do not "believe", a kind of uneasiness, a sensation that goes beyond faith and religion itself. Humanity's relationship with the devil is marked by a heavy veil of ambiguity which, in fact, is the specific prerogative of the one who was an angel and then became the emblem of the dark part of man.