Husam Muhi Eldin al-Alousi (1968) The Problem of Creation in Islamic Thought, Qur'an, Hadith, Commentaries, and Kalam. National Printing and Publishing, Bagdad, p. 26 His second experience comes from a journal entry in which he talks about the time he performed an exorcism on a friend. [28] [25] [26] Criticism [ edit ] A series of incantations follows and depending on the victim, the exorcist (the priest) and the family/friends surround the event, the person becomes healed only when all parties believe the demon has been removed. The affirmations by the parties involved, victims, families church members in many cases (not all), have positive outcomes on the effectiveness upon these rituals and in this scenario dictate their completion.

In the South Asian countries surveyed, at least seven-in-ten Muslims affirm that jinn exist, including 84% in Bangladesh. In Southeast Asia, a similar proportion of Malaysian Muslims (77%) believe in jinn, while fewer in Indonesia (53%) and Thailand (47%) share this belief.

The Quran and hadith indicate demons and devils infect the metaphorical heart ( qalb), turning the soul and thoughts away from that which is good. They are believed to engage in devilish whisperings to tempt humans that is compared to devil-possession. [40] Scriptural basis [ edit ] The survey also asked if respondents had ever seen jinn. In 21 of the 23 countries where the question was asked, fewer than one-in-ten report having seen jinn, while the proportion is 12% in Bangladesh and 10% in Lebanon. The Catholic Church, for example, enters a relationship with the victims of spiritual possession akin to the Shamanistic Complex. [77] The victim also represents what Nancy Scheper Hughes would call the ‘individual body’, that is, the victims’ personal belief system as a Christian would assist in the healing process. In the sense that their belief that there is a demon within their body and that through the power of Christ the demon can be removed, creates a diagnosis and cure for this illness. A non-Christian may respond differently to this healing process. A non-Christian most likely would not even seek out religious intervention based on their symptoms, they would believe them to from a different illness, and wouldn’t find an exorcism an effective treatment. Carroll, Rory (9 June 2022). "Irish exorcist calls for extra help for people oppressed by evil spirits". The Guardian. Tanacu exorcism is a case in which a mentally ill Romanian nun was killed during an exorcism by priest Daniel Petre Corogeanu. The case inspired motion pictures Beyond the Hills and The Crucifixion.

Historically, all Taoist exorcisms include usage of Fulu, chanting, physical gesture like mudras, and praying as a way to drive away the spirit is common in all sects. [53] Scientific view [ edit ]Usha Srivastava (2011). Encyclopaedia of Indian Medicines (3 Volume Set). Pinnacle Technology. pp.5–6. ISBN 9781618202772. [ permanent dead link] Jinns and Exorcisms [interview with shabir ally]". YouTube. Let the Quran Speak. 5 March 2014 . Retrieved 20 December 2021.

It is important to note that while belief in jinn is widespread, relatively few Muslims in the countries surveyed believe it is an acceptable part of Islamic tradition to make offerings to jinn. As discussed in Chapter 6, Bangladesh is the only country surveyed in which more than a fifth of Muslims (28%) say appeals to jinn are acceptable. In 18 of the countries, no more than one-in-ten say this is an acceptable practice. Witchcraft Sharabi, Asaf (17 February 2021). "The Politics of Madness and Spirit Possession in Northern India". Medical Anthropology. 40 (2): 182–195. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2020.1807540. ISSN 0145-9740. PMID 32866040. S2CID 221404656.Powers of the mind. TV Books. May 1999. ISBN 978-1-57500-028-2. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021 . Retrieved 31 December 2007. The Reverend Luther Wagner, C. Peter (16 October 2012). Supernatural Forces in Spiritual Warfare. Destiny Image, Incorporated. p.106. ISBN 9780768487916. A brief exorcism found its way into early Lutheran baptismal services and an exorcism prayer formula is recorded in the First Prayer Book of Edward VI (1549). Rosemary Guiley (2009). The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology. Infobase Publishing. p.12. ISBN 9781438131917. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021 . Retrieved 17 October 2020.

Both the Quran and hadith make reference to witchcraft and the evil eye as well as to supernatural beings known in Arabic as jinn (the origin of the English word genie). 22 To gauge how widespread belief in these supernatural forces is today, the survey asked Muslims separate questions about witchcraft, jinn and the evil eye (defined in the survey as the belief that certain people can cast curses or spells that cause bad things to happen). In most of the countries surveyed, roughly half or more Muslims affirm that jinn exist and that the evil eye is real. Belief in sorcery is somewhat less common: half or more Muslims in nine of the countries included in the study say they believe in witchcraft. At the same time, however, most Muslims agree that Islam forbids appealing to jinn or using sorcery. As will be discussed in Chapter 6, in all but one country surveyed, no more than one-in-five say that Islam condones people appealing to jinn. Similarly low percentages say the same about the use of sorcery (see Appeals to Jinn in Chapter 6).Taoism Ritual, Worship, Devotion, Symbolism, Taoism Rites and Ceremonies". www.patheos.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020 . Retrieved 23 September 2020. The practice of wearing talismans or amulets is most common among Pakistani and Albanian Muslims (41% and 39%, respectively). By comparison, in the remaining South Asian and Southern and Eastern European countries, roughly a quarter or fewer report wearing talismans. A boy identified as Robbie Mannheim [86] [87] was the subject of an exorcism in 1949, which became the chief inspiration for The Exorcist, a horror novel and film written by William Peter Blatty, who heard about the case while he was a student in the class of 1950 at Georgetown University. Robbie was taken into the care of Rev. Luther Miles Schulze, the boy's Lutheran pastor, after psychiatric and medical doctors were unable to explain the disturbing events associated with the teen; the minister then referred the boy to Rev. Edward Hughes, who performed the first exorcism on the teen. [88] The subsequent exorcism was partially performed in both Cottage City, Maryland, and Bel-Nor, Missouri, [89] by Father William S. Bowdern, S.J., Father Raymond Bishop S.J. and a then Jesuit scholastic Fr. Walter Halloran, S.J. [90]