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Demons, Exorcism, Divination & Magic Lehman & Myers Rituals of Divination: Supernaturalization of Knowledge Pandian

Demons Realities in the human mind Possess the power Rituals to counter-balance good & evil Balance is fragile Inflict pain & anguish in people Most common is the demon

Possessions Possessions Exorcism “An integration of spirit & matter, force or power & corporeal reality, where boundaries between individual & environment are negotiable.” i.e. Aymara Indians of Bolivia Haitians Voodoo rituals Exorcism “the driving away of evil spirits such as demons, by chanting, praying, commanding, or other ritual means.” Caused by an evil spirit entering the body/mind Prevalent in American Indians (Latin America).

Exorcism Techniques for exorcising Sweat baths Trephing- Egyptians & Incas Manipulating & massaging the body Sucking out Scraping or Sponging Reciting spells, coaxing, singing, tempting, causing discomfort, etc. Catholic church continues to accept and perform exorcisms in Latin America

Divination “Learning about the future or about things that may be hidden” Magic & Religion basis 10 Divination Techniques Dreams Presentiments Body Actions Ordeals Possessions by spirits Necromancy Animal types Mechanical types Nature types Miscellaneous divination

Magic Function Magic vs. Witchcraft Imitative Magic Contagious Magic Sympathetic Magic Magic vs. Witchcraft

Rituals of Divination: Supernaturalization of Knowledge Divinatory information Intervention with deities/spirits Interpreting natural phenomena Special techniques Practitioners Shamans, witches, sorcerers Urban practitioners- Astrologers, palmists, mediums/psychics

Rituals of Divination: Supernaturalization of Knowledge Divination without Human Experiment Augury Ornithomancy Geomancy Pyromancy Lithomancy Hydromancy Astrology Somatomancy Neomancy Prenology Ophthalmoscopy Palmistry Metoscopy Physiognomy Divination Involving Human Experiment Ordeal Haruspicy Hepatoscopy Scapulimancy Divination through Dreams & Trances Oneiromancy Chremastismos

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