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

2 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

3 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).

4 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

5 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

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

7 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

8 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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