Women believed to be in this condition are the subject of multi-day dances in the North African zar cult.
Women believed to be in this condition are the subject of multi-day dances in the North African zar cult. In Santeria, the experience of this condition is referred to as "mounting of the horse" and is encouraged by the music of bembé drumming parties. In Jewish folklore, a tzaddik can save someone from this condition by promising salvation to the dybbuk responsible. After a man was saved from this condition in the Gospel of Mark, thousands of (*) pigs rushed into the sea and drowned. During some Voodoo ceremonies, a devotee enters this state in order to allow Papa Legba and other loas to speak. In the land of the Gerasenes, Jesus speaks to Legion before ridding a man of this condition. For 10 points, identify this condition which can be ended by an exorcism.
Women believed to be in this condition are the subject of multi-day dances in the North African zar cult.
spirit possession [or demonic possession; accept word forms such as being possessed]