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The Berger extravagant raises a debate on demonic possession which ends as a « coup de théâtre ». The narrator himself is doubting. Therefore, one can read the text attributed to the writer Onésime de Claireville as a philosophical fiction on the ...
Amélie Blanckaert
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Pastoral care with young people suffering from depression in the context of Soweto
The situation and challenges of young people with depression in the urban African context of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, are investigated from a pastoral care perspective. Depression is one of the more prevalent mental disorders.
Mwansa C. Kimpinde, Yolanda Dreyer
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The essay defines and explores the dimensions of 'fakecraft'. It unpacks authenticity in relation to problems of identity, the aura of the original, and commodification.
Paul Christopher Johnson
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In the numerous accounts of demonic possessions in the first half of the 17th century in France, the exorcists and the historians, in their capacity as spectators and sensible hermeneuts, are generally given the opportunity to speak about the torments of
Antoinette Gimaret
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Mastering the Devil: A Sociological Analysis of the Practice of a Catholic Exorcist [PDF]
This study takes the documented growth in the ministry of exorcism within the Catholic Church as a significant challenge to some accounts of secularization.
Giordan, Giuseppe, Possamai, Adam
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Ethics in Mental Disorder Treatment: How Ancient Greece Contributed to Modern Psychiatry
In the early 19th century, the French physician Philippe Pinel (1745–1826) propagated a humane treatment for the care of mentally ill patients, thereby founding the field of psychiatry.
Konstantinos Laios +2 more
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The impacts of biological invasions
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock +42 more
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Le Féminin et le diable: Possessions et exorcismes comme manifestation de la répression sexuelle feminine [PDF]
Addresses the motif of the possessed woman in the demonic possession subgenre as a manifestation of female sexuality repressed under the constraints imposed by the patriarchal order.
Alexandra Dagenais
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Framing Modern Slavery: Do Stakeholders Talk Past Each Other?
ABSTRACT Modern slavery literature has thus far mostly adopted a downstream perspective, in the sense that researchers investigated corporate actors' responses after the enactment of transparency legislation. The common finding is that corporate disclosure is poor and ineffective, contributing to a failure to eradicate modern slavery.
Sylvain Durocher +2 more
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Uninterpret-Able: Bridging with Mentally Diverse Bodies
The pericope of demonic possession in Mark 5 invites us to reject a simplistic aversion to uninterpretable experiences. Engaging with Julia Kristeva’s concept of abjection encourages readers to recognize that embracing heterogeneous otherness can create ...
Eliana Ah-Rum Ku
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