Vocabulary for the Study of Religion

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Exorcism
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Abstract: Exorcism is practiced throughout the world. Allegedly evil beings or spirits are eliminated from an individual through a ritual. These ritual…

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Frederick Smith, “Exorcism”, in: Vocabulary for the Study of Religion, General Editors Robert A. Segal, Kocku Von Stuckrad. Consulted online on 27 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004249707_vsr_COM_000718>
First published online: 2016



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