The Social Scientific Study of Exorcism in Christianity 1st Edition by Giuseppe Giordan, Adam Possamai ISBN 9783030431723 303043172X

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ISBN 10: 303043172X 

ISBN 13:  9783030431723

Author:  Giuseppe Giordan, Adam Possamai

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: 

1. Introduction

2. Correction to: The Devil Returns. Practices of Catholic Exorcism in Argentina

3. The Secret History of the ‘Earling Exorcism’

4. Demonic Possession and Religious Scientific Debate in Nineteenth-Century France

5. A Brazilian Exorcist at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: The Supernatural as an Empowerment Strategy

6. The Devil Returns. Practices of Catholic Exorcism in Argentina

7. Diagnosing the Devil. A Case Study on a Protocol Between an Exorcist and a Psychiatrist in Italy

8. Doing Battle with the Forces of Darkness in a Secularized Society

9. Spirit Possession and Exorcism in Today’s Church of England

10. Spiritual Flows and Obstructions: Local Deliverance in The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God

11. Ethnography of the Devil: The Aftermath of Possession, Exorcism, and the Demonic

12. Exorcism, Media and the Romanian Orthodoxy: Chasing the Devil, Coping with Uncertainty

13. Confidence in Society, Exorcism, and Paranormal Practices: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Spirituality

14. Conclusion

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