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The New Testament indicates that people can be possessed by demons, but that the demons respond and submit to Jesus Christ's authority: In the synagogue , there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit.
The incarnation of the demons has been a problem in Christian demonology and theology since early times. A very early form of the incarnation of demons was the idea of demonic possession, trying to explain that a demon entered the body of a person with some purpose or simply to punish that one for some allegedly committed sin.
Additionally, there is a form of monomania called demonomania or demonopathy in which the patient believes that they are possessed by one or more demons. [56] The illusion that exorcism works on people experiencing symptoms of possession is attributed by some to placebo effect and the power of suggestion.
In that case, the possessed by perform a trance dance (hadra) in order to renew their covenant with their personal jinni. [6] In context of Swahili culture, jinn possession may be used for healing purposes. [16] Such possessions are to be distinguished from cultural concepts of possession by demons. [17] [11] [18]
Demon-possessed persons are brought to a church or prayer meeting. [51] Often, when an ill person has not responded to modern medical treatment, the affliction is attributed to demons. [ 51 ] Unusual or especially perverse deeds, particularly when performed in public, are symptomatic of a demoniac. [ 51 ]
Regan (Linda Blair) was possessed by the demon Pazuzu in the original 1973 classic "The Exorcist." But the death of Blatty's Lebanese-born, fervently Catholic mother changed everything.
The Oscar-nominated director wanted to tackle the haunting true story of Latoya Ammons, who claimed her children had been victimized by demons, after finishing his 2009 breakthrough “Precious ...
The highest and most powerful demons attack the mind of people using their "imaginative action" (phantastikos) to produce illusions in the mind. The lowest demons, on the other hand, are almost mindless, gross, and grunting spirits, which try to possess people instinctively, simply attracted by the warmth and life of humans.