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The scapegoat ritual was used by sorcerers too
"Nevertheless, it should be noted that already by the beginning of the 20th century, scholars of the ancient Near East understood clearly that this ritual was not an original Israelite one, but rather a Hittite one. Indeed, it is quite clear from the sources that in Hittite culture this was a magic ritual designed to rid society of something unwanted (diseases) by pitching it into the territory of the demon, and at the same time it is intended to reconcile the demon by the presents that were send with it."
Admiel Kosman (2021). A Journey Through the Gates of Good and Evil in Jewish Sources: Towards a Monistic-Psychological Reading of the Azazel Ritual.
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