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Demonic possession by Jean Lhermitte

L'Encéphale, 2017
The name of the French neurologist and psychiatrist Jean Lhermitte (1877-1959) is most often associated with the sign he described back in 1927 in three patients with multiple sclerosis. We are reporting unpublished handwritten notes by Jean Lhermitte about 'demonic possession', which date from the 1950s. Drawing from his experiences in neuropsychiatry,
E. Drouin, T. Péréon, Y. Péréon
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The Psychodynamics of Demon Possession

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1980
Field observations and interviews with possessed individuals in contemporary Trinidadian society indicate that the incorporation of the local folklore and superstition is the prime prerequisite for the possession complex, but that the reaction per se is triggered by situations of unusual stress or emotional conflict.
Colleen A. Ward, Michael H. Beaubrun
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A Case of Demon Possession

Journal of Pastoral Care, 1987
Describes and analyzes a case of demon possession experienced by a sixteen year old boy. Sketches historical background to the topic of demon possession phenomena and offers theological and psychological interpretations of the case. Notes the personal effects the event has had on the author.
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Demonic Possession and Exorcism

2013
This is a highly original study of possession by demons and their exorcism, which was rife in early modern times, focussing on the place where they were most prevalent, France. Catholics at the time believed that the devil was present everywhere, in the rise of the heretics, in the activities of witches, and even in the bodies of the pious young women.
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Demon Possession and Psychopathology

Journal of Youngsan Theology, 2017
This paper is an inquiry into demon possession, exorcism and psychopathology. In the history of the belief in demon possession and the practice of exorcism, belief in demons, evil and good spirits, possession, etc have always been part of human belief systems.
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The possessive states disorder: The diagnosis of demonic possession

Pastoral Psychology, 1987
This article addresses the validity of viewing demonic possession as a phenomenon distinct from any other form of pathology. It does so by briefly examining the historical relationship of demon possession and other forms of illness; reviewing some of the psychological research into the phenomena of possession; and then presenting a description of ...
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Demonic Possession, Exorcism, and Witchcraft

2013
Abstract The affliction of demonic possession and its treatment through the rite of exorcism took on new significance in the peak period of witch trials (c. 1430–c. 1750). The most dramatic aspect of this development was the performance of exorcism on persons believed to have become possessed because of another’s evil acts, leading to ...
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Demonic Possession in Early Modern Scotland

2008
The early modern period of European history was not only the age of witch-hunting; it was also the age of demonic possession. The entrance of evil spirits into the bodies of human beings and their assumption of control of those persons’ movements and behaviour became epidemic in late sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe.1 The Burgundian ...
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