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The Catholic Encyclopedia says that there is only one apparent case of demonic possession in the Old Testament, of King Saul being tormented by an "evil spirit" (1 Samuel 16:14), but this depends on interpreting the Hebrew word "rûah" as implying a personal influence which it may not; as a result, even this example is described as "not very ...
The ancient Chinese believed that demonic possession played a role in mental illness during this time period. [16] They felt that areas of emotional outbursts, such as funeral homes, could open up the Wei Chi and allow entities to possess an individual. Trauma was also considered to be something that caused high levels of emotion.
Although Loki has conjured up somewhat demonic magic, he is not a demon, but a misshapen frost giant. Among the characters related to Norse mythology, the fire giant Surtur is more reminiscent of a demon. The Egyptian demon-god Seth and the Japanese demon-god Amatsu-Mikaboshi have Satan-like roles in Marvel Comics.
Like most possession-fueled horrors that purport to be based on real-life events—think The Conjuring and The Exorcism of Emily Rose—The Deliverance takes significant liberties with the facts ...
Ebony ultimately gets a key assist from the Rev. Bernice James (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), a deliverance minister, a member of the clergy who cleanses a person or place of evil spirits, rather than ...
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Lewis argues that ecstasy and possession are basically one and the same experience, ecstasy being merely one form which possession may take. The outward manifestation of the phenomenon is the same in that shamans appear to be possessed by spirits, act as their mediums, and even though they claim to have mastery over them, can lose that mastery.
Articles relating to demonic possession, the alleged spirit possession by malevolent preternatural beings, commonly referred to as demons or devils. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.