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Sources

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism_in_Islam

DnD fandom

https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Golem

Roll20

https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Stone%20Golem#content

https://roll20dev.net/compendium/dnd5e/Djinni#content

DnD Beyond

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/iron-golem

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/djinni

Boston University Research Guides

http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/jews-in-russia-and-eastern-europe/kenny-ramos/

Jewish Virtual Library

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-golem

My Jewish Learning

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/golem/

New World Encyclopedia

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/golem

Learn Religions

https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-a-golem-4173438

JM Berlin

https://www.jmberlin.de/en/topic-golem

TresBohemes

https://www.tresbohemes.com/2018/04/the-legend-of-the-golem/

Ancient Origins

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-asia/golem-talmudic-legend-clay-beast-created-protect-jews-003067

Introduction to the Sefer Yetzirah with Rabbi Yaakov Cohen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGRVbhyPoqc&ab_channel=TORCH

PBS - Golem: The mysterious clay monster of jewish lore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCfOH_RKgmU&ab_channel=Storied

Atlanta Jewish Times

https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/the-golem-of-prague/

Culture Trip

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/czech-republic/articles/the-legend-of-the-golem-of-prague/

Prague Stay

https://www.prague-stay.com/lifestyle/review/838-the-golem-of-prague

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdqgSWNJz0I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvdedlbyrQM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8DQWTts9vw

Quora

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-decide-when-to-use-Arab-Arabic-or-Arabian-as-adjectives

Inside Arabia

https://insidearabia.com/djinn-muslim-culture-truth-superstition/

Vice

https://www.vice.com/en/article/9k7ekv/what-are-jinn-arab-spirits

Medievalists.net

https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/demons-djinns-devils/

Dump Stat

https://dumpstatadventures.com/blog/deep-dive-the-djinni

D&D Wiki

https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Genie_(5e_Race)

Life in Saudi Arabia

https://lifeinsaudiarabia.net/types-of-jinn-according-to-islam/

Global Journal of Archeology and Anthropology

https://juniperpublishers.com/gjaa/pdf/GJAA.MS.ID.555694.pdf

Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-psychiatrist/article/jinn-and-mental-health-looking-at-jinn-possession-in-modern-psychiatric-practice/0012DFF288FA8958C7A52CAB2F29B679