How about Demons?: Possession and Exorcism in the Modern World
Author:   Felicitas D. Goodman
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Volume:   No.467
ISBN:  

9780253204677


Pages:   164
Publication Date:   22 May 1988
Format:   Paperback
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Quite an interesting book... "" -Religious Studies Review It is by far superior to anything else on demons we have seen in the past few years."" -The American Rationalist ... Goodman is to be commended for a stimulating and wide-reaching treatment of a compelling and much-debated subject."" -Journal of Folklore Research Rich in detail derived from the author's fieldwork and the anthropological literature, this work paints a picture of possession as one of the usually positive and most widespread of human religious experiences. It also details the ritual of exorcism, which is applied when things go wrong.

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Author:   Felicitas D. Goodman
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Volume:   No.467
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.281kg
ISBN:  

9780253204677


ISBN 10:   0253204674
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   22 May 1988
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Linda Degh Preface Chapter 1 Possession's Many Faces Chapter 2 Spiritualism Chapter 3 Healing in Umbanda Chapter 4 Pentecostalism: A New Force in Christendom Chapter 5 The Dangerous Spirits of Japan Chapter 6 The Multiple Personality Experience and Demonic Possession Chapter 7 The Ghosts That Kill Chapter 8 A Legion of Demons Chapter 9 Two Recent Cases of Demonic Possession Conclusion How About Demons—and Other Spirits? Notes Bibliography Index

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Quite an interesting book ... - Religious Studies Review It is by far superior to anything else on demons we have seen in the past few years. - The American Rationalist ... Goodman is to be commended for a stimulating and wide-reaching treatment of a compelling and much-debated subject. - Journal of Folklore Research


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