Demonic possession

Demonic possession is the belief in a form of spiritual possession; specifically, one or more demons are said to enter a living or dead human or animal body or an object with the intention of using it for a purpose, normally evil but sometimes instead as a punishment or test. This term is more commonly applied to possession of living persons. It is said by several spiritual belief systems that a demonic possession can be "cured" by an exorcism that enables the exorcist to expel the demon or demons from the possessed subject or object.

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Spiritual possession - Demon - Living - Dead - Human - Animal - Body - Object - Evil - Punishment - Test - Spiritual - Belief system - Exorcism

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Many religions contain some concept of demons and demon possession, but the details vary considerably. Many mainstream Christian churches, particularly in western society, either reject the concept entirely or strongly de-emphasise it, instead supporting the mainstream scientific position that supposed demon possessions are in fact a symptom of mental illness.

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Religion - Christian - Church - Western society - Mainstream - Scientific - Symptom - Mental illness

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