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Malebranche (Divine Comedy)

The Malebranche (; "Evil Claws") are the demons in the Inferno of Dante's Divine Comedy who guard Bolgia Five of the Eighth Circle ( Malebolge). They figure in Cantos XXI, XXII, and XXIII. Vulgar and quarrelsome, their duty is to force the corrupt politicians ( barrators) to stay under the surface of a boiling lake of pitch.

Malebranche

Malebranche may refer to:

  • Nicolas Malebranche, (1638–1715), French philosopher
  • David Malebranche, Haitian-American physician
  • Jack Donovan, American author formerly known by the pen name "Jack Malebranche"
  • Malebranche (Divine Comedy), demons in the Dante's Inferno