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Part I: Origins and Mythology The Valley of Hinnom: Gehenna’s Birthplace Who Was Moloch? God, Demon, or Symbol? Child Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East Moloch in the Hebrew Bible: Curses and Condemnations The Fires of Tophet: Ritual or Propaganda? Phoenician and Canaanite Parallels Moloch and the Ammonites: Fact vs. Fear Part II: Moloch in Theology and Demonology Rabbinic and Early Christian Views of Moloch From Deity to Demon: Moloch in Medieval Thought Moloch in Christian Hellscapes and Apocalypse Lore Occult Interpretations: Moloch as Archetype Moloch in the Grimoires and Magical Literature Part III: Moloch as Symbol Moloch as the Devourer: The Archetype of Sacrifice The God of Unholy Bargains: What Is Offered and Taken Moloch and the Machine: The Industrial Sacrifice Moloch in Politics: Power, Control, and Dehumanization Allen Ginsberg’s Moloch: A Howl Against Modernity Part IV: Cultural and Contemporary Reflections Moloch in Film, Literature, and Pop Culture The Rebirth of Pagan Demons in Conspiracy Lore Bohemian Grove and the Modern Moloch Myth Child Sacrifice as a Cultural Fear and Accusation Moloch and the State: War, Surveillance, and Sacrificial Systems Part V: Shadows and Revelation Psychology of Sacrifice: Jungian and Archetypal Views Moloch in the Mirror: What We Choose to Worship Unveiling Moloch: Between Demon and Allegory