responsible for the transgression. In later medieval periods, the notion of female prophets became largely repressed. Popular traditions have emerged, which depict Iblīs as having a wife - rather than being an ambiguous, hermaphrodite character. Yet this conceptual complexity nevertheless exists in the religious Islamic tradition, often in mainstream sources, including the Qur’an itself. Its enduring significance is in recognising, validating, and allowing for a more composite world view, where even Satan is not completely negative. This invitation for a more nuanced perception can act as a reminder for us, who live in a world dominated by binary- based technology, to mind the sequential gap between the zero and one, shadow and light. Zohar Hadromi Allouche is assistant professor in Classical Islamic Religious Thought and Dialogue in the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies in Trinity. Her research explores transitional and ambiguous contexts and characters within the Islamic religion, as well as intersections between diverse literary and religious traditions. It examines the qur’anic dialectical retelling of biblical texts; Islamic engagement with Greek and Zoroastrian traditions; and the relationship between folktales and religious texts. She coordinated the recent Demons: Good & Bad conference in Trinity in October 2022, and is co-editor (with Michael McKay) of Betwixt and between Liminality and Marginality: Mind the Gap (Lexington 2023; forthcoming).
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