ghoul
Sign in to savethumb|"Amine Discovered with the Goule", from the story of Sidi Nouman in the One Thousand and One Nights In folklore, a ghoul (from , '''') is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid, often associated with graveyards and the consumption of human flesh. The concept of the ghoul originated in pre-Islamic Arabian religion. Modern fiction often uses the term to label a specific kind of monster.
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- Etymology
- Folklore
- Similar creatures
- Arabic and Islamic literature
- Modern ghoul
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|"Amine Discovered with the Goule", from the story of Sidi Nouman in the One Thousand and One Nights In folklore, a ghoul (from , '') is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid, often associated with graveyards and the consumption of human flesh. The concept of the ghoul originated in pre-Islamic Arabian religion. Modern fiction often uses the term to label a specific kind of monster.
By extension, the word "ghoul" is also used in a derogatory sense to refer to a person who delights in the macabre or whose occupation directly involves death, such as a gravedigger or graverobber.