# A brief history of the devil

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Brian A. Pavlac
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Religion, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_a_pavlac_a_brief_history_of_the_devil)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Satan, the beast crunching sinners' bones. Lucifer, the fallen angel. Mephistopheles, the trickster striking deals. These three divergent devils are all based on Satan of the Old Testament. But unlike any of these literary devils, the Satan of the Bible was a relatively minor character. So how did he become the ultimate antagonist, with so many different forms? Brian A. Pavlac investigates. \[Directed by Reza Riahi & Mehdi Shiri, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by André Aires\].

## Lectures

1. [A brief history of the devil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/brian_a_pavlac_a_brief_history_of_the_devil/6be4d4284ba6), 5 min (TED's player)