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Demons, Exorcism, Divination & Magic
Lehman & Myers
Rituals of Divination: Supernaturalization of Knowledge
Pandian
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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
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Possessions Possessions
“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).
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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
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Divination “Learning about the future or about things that may be
hidden” Magic & Religion basis
10 Divination Techniques1. Dreams2. Presentiments3. Body Actions4. Ordeals 5. Possessions by spirits6. Necromancy7. Animal types 8. Mechanical types9. Nature types10. Miscellaneous divination
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Magic Function
Imitative Magic Contagious Magic Sympathetic Magic
Magic vs. Witchcraft
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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
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Rituals of Divination: Supernaturalization of KnowledgeDivination without Human Experiment1. Augury2. Ornithomancy3. Geomancy4. Pyromancy5. Lithomancy6. Hydromancy7. Astrology8. Somatomancy9. Neomancy10. Prenology11. Ophthalmoscopy 12. Palmistry13. Metoscopy14. Physiognomy
Divination Involving Human Experiment1. Ordeal2. Haruspicy3. Hepatoscopy4. ScapulimancyDivination through Dreams & Trances1. Oneiromancy2. Chremastismos