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12 facts about possession and exorcism
1. Psychiatrists call a mental disorder in which a person believes that he or his loved ones possessed by the devil, kakodemonomaniey.
2. Kakodemonomaniya - one of the long-known mental disorder, and is extremely common. Mention of possession there since ancient times in all corners of the globe. In Japan, it is called dojo, Mexico - embruhada, Rwanda - kubandva. But be that as it is called, the obsession is not dependent on the time and place of demons, devils, spirits and other creatures as if penetrate into the human body and begin to control it
3. In the West, interest in possession revived in 1973 after the release of the movie "The Exorcist." Perhaps, the creators of this film is the responsibility of society arose in hysteria and neurosis. One report referred to four cases of "cinematic neurosis" that arose in people after watching the film.
4. While talking about it reluctantly, some psychiatrists see some benefit in the reasonable use of the ritual for mental health care, for example in cases of intractable cacodemonomania. Psychiatrists from Vanderbilt University reported that a very troubled patient recovered after only one exorcism conducted under the supervision of the priest-fundamentalist.
5. In 1923, Freud called kakodemonomaniyu neurosis in which man creates himself demons. Demons, in his opinion - the result of the suppression of desires.
6. At present, the Catholic Church is preparing exorcists at the University Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum.
7. The most famous follower of exorcism in Orthodoxy is Archimandrite Herman of St. Sergius (Sergiev Posad). This rite is called "otchitkoy».
8. Exorcism is also known in Islam under the name of "the expulsion of the jinn", very similar to the rite of Christian.
9. In Judaism, there is a tradition of exile dybbuk. Dybbuk - the soul of the offender or profane, that can not be forced to leave the Earth and implanted in another person. Exile dybbuk held Tzaddik (authoritative rabbi), in the presence of a minyan (10 adult Jewish men). Expulsion is accompanied by a sounding of the shofar as on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and reading prayers for the dead.
10. The film "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," which was featured experience exorcism ended fatalities, based on real events (the names of the main characters and the scene in the movie changed). In 1976, a session of exorcism of a young girl ended her death. The priest-exorcist, conduct ceremonies, it was charged with murder, although the process was officially initiated by the Catholic Church.
11. According to the Christian view, the signs of demon possession are:
The aggressiveness, swearing and curses against the Christian Church, the saints, and so on. n. spasms, seizures. The symptoms of mental illness: strange behavior, hallucinations and m. n. Obsessed speak on behalf of those who are obsessed. The anxiety when reading someone prayers, religious rituals, and so on. n. intolerance water, especially holy. The ability of levitation, telekinesis, teleportation, and so on. n. The emergence of opportunities to talk to the unknown man languages (phenomenon xenoglossy). Obsessive thoughts of suicide / murder. No sense of shame 12. 16-year-old nun in Vienne (France) in 1583 He claimed that it has gotten 12,606 demons that were previously in a glass jar in the form of a lump of flies.
Sources: lib.rus.ec and ru.wikipedia.org
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