This book provides a fascinating historical and cultural overview of traditional beliefs about spirit possession and exorcism around the world, from Europe to Asia and the Middle East to the Americas.
Possession and exorcism are elements that occur in nearly every culture. Why is belief in spiritual possession so universal? This accessible reference volume offers a broad sample of the traditions and cultures involving possession and exorcism, presenting thoughts on this widely popular topic by experts from the fields of anthropology, sociology, religious studies, history, neuroscience, forensics, and theology. The entries cover the subject of possession and exorcism across all inhabited continents, from the Bronze Age to the 21st century, providing information that is accessible and intriguing as well as scholarly and authoritative.
Beyond addressing the Christian tradition of possession and exorcism, Pentecostalism, and "New Age" and less widely known Western concepts about possession and exorcism, this work examines ideas about possession and exorcism from other world religions and the indigenous cultures of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It also covers historic cases of possession and presents biographies of famous theologians, exorcists, and possessed individuals. High school and undergraduate readers will learn about world history, religious and spiritual traditions, and world cultures through a topic that figures prominently in popular culture and modern entertainment. Bibliographies that accompany each entry as well as a selected, general bibliography serve to help students locate print and electronic sources of additional information.
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Spirit Possession around the World
Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion across Cultures
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eBook - ePub
Spirit Possession around the World
Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion across Cultures
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Guide to Related Topics
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Abimelech
- Ba’al Shem Tov
- Catholicism
- Daimon
- Ergotism
- Film
- Gastkramad
- Highgate Cemetery
- Ibbur
- Jainism
- Kagura
- Larson, Bob
- Mami Wata
- Nechung Oracle
- Orisha
- Paganism and Witchcraft, Contemporary
- Quakerism
- Ramsey, Bill
- Santo Daime
- Talbye, Dorothy
- UFOlogy
- Vietnam
- Wagner, C. Peter
- Xenoglossy
- Zar
- Selected Bibliography
- About the Editor and Contributors
- Index
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