The social scientific study of exorcism in Christianity
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The social scientific study of exorcism in Christianity
（Popular culture, religion and society : a social-scientific approach, v. 3）
Springer, c2020
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book presents an academic analysis of exorcism in Christianity. It not only explores the crisis and drama of a single individual in a fight against demonic possession but also looks at the broader implications for the society in which the possessed lives. In recognition of this, coverage includes case studies from various geographical areas in Europe, North and South America, and Oceania.
The contributors explore the growing significance of the rite of exorcism, both in its more structured format within traditional Christian religions as well as in the less controlled and structured forms in the rites of deliverance within Neopentecostal movements. They examine theories on the interaction between religion, magic, and science to present new and groundbreaking data on exorcism.
The fight against demonic possession underlines the way in which changes within the religious field, such as the rediscovery of typical practices of popular religiosity, challenge the expectations of the theory of secularization. This book argues that if possession is a threat to the individual and to the equilibrium of the social order, the ritual of exorcism is able to re-establish a balance and an order through the power of the exorcist. This does not happen in a social vacuum but in a consumer culture where religious groups market themselves against other faiths. This book appeals to researchers in the field.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Part I
Case Studies in Early Modernity
Chapter 2
The Secret History of the "Earling Exorcism."
Chapter 3
Demoniac possession and religious scientific debate in nineteenth-century France
Chapter 4
A Brazilian exorcist at the beginning of the 20th century: the supernatural as an empowerment strategy
Part II
Case Studies in Late Modernity
Chapter 5
The Devil returns. Practices of catholic Exorcism in Argentina
Chapter 6
Diagnosing the Devil. A Case Study on a Protocol between an Exorcist and a Psychiatrist in Italy
Chapter 7
Shaping the Past, Envisioning the Future. Exorcism and the Demon of Memory
Chapter 8
Doing Battle with the Forces of Darkness in a Secularized Society
Chapter 9
Exorcism, Deliverance, and the Embodied Presence in the Church of England
Chapter 10
Spiritual Flows and Obstructions: Local Deliverance in the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
Chapter 11
Mental health of the Exorcist: an ethnographic case study in Tampa Bay
Chapter 12
Exorcism, medias and the Romanian orthodoxy: chasing the Devil, coping with uncertainty
Chapter 13
Ruqyah and Islamic Treatment Centers in Indonesia
Conclusion
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