From: MenTaLguY <mental@...>
Date: 2007-07-19T15:04:16+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Religion (was: god 0.1.0 released)

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On Thu, 2007-07-19 at 11:41 +0900, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> A djinn is a spirit, often sealed into a container by some magical
> force, as was the case in Aladdin.

While there are cultural stories about djinn being trapped and enslaved
through sorcery, it's not a defining characteristic.

If I remember correctly, in Islamic cultures the djinn are not
considered spirits per se but a race of powerful, long-lived (though
mortal) creatures whose bodies are made of invisible [subtle/smokeless]
fire.  Living in societies parallel to our own, most are hostile or at
best ambivalent towards humans, save the few djinn who have converted to
Islam.  All are considered perilous, and Shaitan (Satan) is believed to
be first among the hostile djinn.

-mental

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