The nature of "demonic possession"
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The nature of "demonic possession"
Can anyone reference me to scientific work done on what has been called "demonic possession" a la Emily Rose, and what is probably mental illness? I tried googling it.
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I do seem to recall at least one instance of demonic possession being attributed to a lack of understanding of what seizures were. Bugger if I can remember where I heard that from though.
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Here's one i found by searching for "possession Anneliese Michel psychological". The Exorcism of Emily Rose was based on Anneliese Michel.
I think it's a pretty common idea, you can just imagine people in less scientific times screaming 'demon/witch!' at anybody with a mental disorder.I do seem to recall at least one instance of demonic possession being attributed to a lack of understanding of what seizures were. Bugger if I can remember where I heard that from though.
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