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In Christianity, exorcism involves the practice of casting out one or more demons from a person whom they are believed to have possessed.The person performing the exorcism, known as an exorcist, is often a member of the Christian Church, or an individual thought to be graced with special powers or skills.
Magic in literature, while condemned by some Christians, is often viewed by Christians as non-evil. The key distinction would be between real-life magic and pretend magic. This view holds that in real life, the practice of supernatural abilities (i.e. magic) must have a supernatural power source or origin, which would be either holy or evil.
In many Hindu traditions, people can be possessed by bhoots, prets or pisacha, restless and often malignant beings roughly analogous to ghosts, [33] and to a lesser extent, demons. [34] Of four Vedas, or holy books, of Hinduism, the Atharva Veda is most focused on knowledge such as exorcism, [35] magic, and alchemy. [36]
Many authors believed that demons could assume the shape of an animal. [citation needed] Raoul Glaber, a monk of Saint-Léger, Belgium, seems to have been the first in writing about the visit of a demon of horrible aspect in his Historiarum sui temporis, Libri quinque (History of his Time in Five Books). [citation needed]
Disease is the cause of the supernatural where they do not have control over. Usually in the writings about this, the healers are the ones being described with detail, not so much the patient. Magical practices are sometimes what spirit possession is referred to as. It is very hard to distinguish between the religion, magic and local traditions.
Authors ranging from Edith Wharton to Stephen King to Shirley Jackson have authored ghost stories, and there's a bevy of new (and scary!) ghost books to read this year. Here, 25 of the best ghost ...
A religious movement within the Catholic Church that arose in the 17th century. It was named after Cornelius Jansen, a Dutch theologian who wrote a book called "Augustinus" that argued that human beings are incapable of saving themselves by their own efforts and that salvation is entirely a matter of God's grace. [37] Quietism: Catholic Church
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) believe that the Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead, and is a personage of spirit, without a body of flesh and bones. [128] Unlike in many other denominations, the term "Holy Ghost" remains much more common than "Holy Spirit" in LDS contexts. [129]