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How far back does the angel-on-one-shoulder, devil-on-the-other image go? Did it originate in a political cartoon or something? A TV show? 67.10.175.242 19:06, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Anybody remember 'Hermans Head'? That show was awesome.

Shoulder Angels derived from Freud

Unless someone can source the claim that shoulder angels are derived from Freud I'm going to remove that. Personally I think that it is much older than that. -Sensemaker

Faust

I was always under the impression that they were derived from Christian morality plays from medieval Europe - most notably Marlowe's Tragical History of Doctor Faustus.XSox 20:38, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

sides???

i always thought that the angel and devil always had a specific side? angel on the left devil on the right? or visa verse anyone know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.63.24.178 (talk) 21:06, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Origin

If the origin is quite specific, then how come cartoons commonly portray something contrary ?

This sounds to me like clutching at straws to find a link. Isn't it possible that the Islamic belief mentioned is just something similar ? I speculate; so does the article.

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