Medieval Exorcisms The History And Legacy Of The Beliefs In Demonic Possession During The Middle Ages

Medieval Exorcisms: The History and Legacy of the Beliefs in Demonic Possession during the Middle Ages In the 21st century, most people associate the idea of the possession of a person or place by a malevolent supernatural entity with the medieval world... More

Medieval Exorcisms: The History and Legacy of the Beliefs in Demonic Possession during the Middle Ages In the 21st century, most people associate the idea of the possession of a person or place by a malevolent supernatural entity with the medieval world and particularly with the Catholic Church, but the truth is considerably stranger. Virtually every human culture that has ever existed has talked about both possession and exorcism, a rite or ritual used to free a person or place from possession. The terms used to describe the process of possession and entities thought to be responsible have changed throughout history, but the central theory does not. In certain circumstances, it is said that a person, place, or object may become inhabited by an entity that comes from somewhere else. The outcome is generally negative and sometimes even fatal. The only effective remedy is exorcism, the banishment of the entity involved to the place from which it came.Some branches of modern psychology s Less