In the Spanish cabbalistic tradition this action was undertaken to counteract the effects of a state called 'ibbur. In Tamil communities, troupes of musicians called pampaikkarar are tasked with doing this. In North India, th
In the Spanish cabbalistic tradition this action was undertaken to counteract the effects of a state called 'ibbur. In Tamil communities, troupes of musicians called pampaikkarar are tasked with doing this. In North India, those seeking to have this action performed often make a pilgrimage to the Balaji temple of Hanuman where they must enter a trance known as peshi. The arm relic of John Gualbert of Florence was said to perform this action, and in Islam this action is sometimes performed by observing the motion of a finger and bleeding it. In a more famous episode, Jesus traveled to the land of the Gadarenes and did this to Legion, which resulted in a group of pigs running into the sea and drowning. For 10 points, identify this religious practice of expelling demons from possessed persons.
In the Spanish cabbalistic tradition this action was undertaken to counteract the effects of a state called 'ibbur.
exorcism (accept expelling demons or the like before mentioned, prompt on spiritual healing)