Most people may have kept a secret about that teenage- growth spurt related- soot like ghost experience- that rips out of the body and may be throws the body around, ‘pins’ to the wall, to the bed, to the floor, etc.; interestingly, the decision made (in retaliation to that “ghost” like experience) may determine the person’s career- the kind of work the person does in life. When they remain in the world of the living they possess people which can be the cause of very unpleasant and sometimes even tragic experiences. Starting with the mildest - the presence of ghosts in a person causes severe mood swings ranging from powerful explosions of negative energy to deep depressions. They bring out severe states of anxiety, they tempt those possessed to commit suicide, they have a powerful influence on the psyche and are the cause of psychiatric illnesses. In addition, the diseases of the dead person very often transfer through the ghost to the person possessed.

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Sells, Michael Anthony (1996). Early Islamic Mysticism: Sufi, Qurʼan, Miraj, Poetic and Theological Writings. Paulist Press. p.143. ISBN 978-0-809-13619-3. The concept of jinn-possession is alien to the Quran and derives from pagan notions. [37] It is widespread among Muslims and also accepted by most Islamic scholars. [38] It is part of the aqida (theological doctrines) in the tradition of Ashari, [39] and the Atharis, such as ibn Taimiyya and ibn Qayyim. [40] Among Maturidites it is debated, as some accept it, but it has been challenged since the early years by Maturidite scholars such as al-Rustughfanī. [41] The Mu'tazila are associated with substituting jinn-possession by devilish-whisperings, denying bodily possession altogether. [42] Various types of creatures, such as jinn, shayatin, ʻafarit, found within Islamic culture, are often held to be responsible for spirit possession. Spirit possession appears in both Islamic theology and wider cultural tradition. Krawietz, B. (2021). Islam, Migration and Jinn: Spiritual Medicine in Muslim Health Management. Deutschland: Springer International Publishing. p. 67The word exorcism derives from the Greek word for oath, "exousia." As religious studies scholar James R. Lewis explains in his book "Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Religion, Folklore, and Popular Culture," "To exorcise thus means something along the lines of placing the possessing spirit under oath — invoking a higher authority to compel the spirit — rather than an actual 'casting out.'" This becomes clear when the demonic entity is commanded to leave the person, not by the authority of a priest but instead, for example, "in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Chodkiewicz, M. (2012). "Rūḥāniyya". In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nded.). doi: 10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_6323. ISBN 978-90-04-16121-4. Bhūtavidyā, the exorcism of possessing spirits, is traditionally one of the eight limbs of Ayurveda. The book is organized by topic, though that does not stop the author from repeating information, as if each one was written stream-of-consciousness style. In repeated conversations, this would be perfectly fine, but in a book needs paring down. In each chapter, the topic is somewhat defined or explained, a few anecdotes supporting the book's premise are peppered in, all of which result in the author performing miraculous physical cures that astonish all, even experts and staunch skeptics, and sometimes a short disclaimer at the end mentioning that sometimes the problem is just mundane, not spiritual.

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Nissinen also recorded that music was an essential part to these trance-ceremonies in the Ancient Near-East and so it can be reconstructed it could have been found in Yahwism. [89] Instruments such as the tambourine, harps, lyres, and flutes may have been utilized, as those were common instruments in Ancient Israel. [91] Along with music, incense may have also been used, either as an offering, or to be used as an entheogen, or possibly as both. Anthropologist Aihwa Ong noted that spirit possession beliefs in Malaysia were typically held by older, married women, whereas the female factory workers are typically young and unmarried. She connects this to the rapid industrialization and modernization of Malaysia. Ong argued that spirit possession is a traditional way of rebelling against authority without punishment, and suggests that it is a means of protesting the untenable working conditions and sexual harassment that the women were compelled to endure. [109] The Americas and Caribbean [ edit ] Indo-Caribbean Shaktism [ edit ] Harvey, Ramon. Transcendent God, Rational World: A Maturidi Theology. Edinburgh University Press, 2021. p. 164 Irmak concludes that ‘it is time for medical professions to consider the possibility of demonic possession in the etiology of schizophrenia’ and that ‘it would be useful for medical professions to work together with faith healers to define better treatment pathways for schizophrenia’ (p. 776).If they could read it. I haven’t managed to yet, and I’m highly educated, reasonably well-off, and fairly resourceful, but outside the paywall. Not that the review has really drawn me to do so; I contributed here because I expect (perhaps quite unreasonably) the highest standards of scholarly behaviour from oxon ethicists.