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Spirit possession

Spirit possession is an altered state of consciousness and associated behaviors purportedly caused by the control of a human body and its functions by spirits, ghosts, demons, angels, or deities. The concept of spirit possession exists in many cultures and religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Dominican Vudú, Haitian Vodou, Hinduism, Islam…

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Organized religions

DevilSatanHeavenDemonic possessionPrayer
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African traditions

Digo peopleKenyaGiriama peopleMayotteMozambique
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African diasporic traditions

African diaspora religionsLoaUmbandaAfro-BrazilianFolk religion
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Asian traditions

YahwismMartti NissinenYahwist PantheonSumerian MythologyAkkadian language
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Spirit possession

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Triples175
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Hoodoo · 40
Spirit possession → African, African- American Baptist, African-American, African-Americans, As Africans, Bakongo, Bantu-Kongo, Bible, Black, Black Spiritual, Bois, Central Africa, Christian, Church, Du Bois, Enslaved African Americans, God, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Hoodoo
related to Mardi Gras Indians · 20
Spirit possession → African, African Americans, Afro-Caribbean, Allison Montana, Big Chief, Black, During Mardi Gras, I'll, I'm, If, In New Orleans, Look, Louisiana, Mardi Gras Indians, Masking Indian, My, Native American, This, West African, You're
related to East Asia · 13
Spirit possession → Certain, East Asian, Japanese, Korean, She, Shinto, Some, Super Normal II, Taiwan, Taoism, The Hong Kong, Yunlin County, Zhen Tian Temple
related to Medicine and psychology · 10
Spirit possession → DSM-5, F44, ICD-10, In, It, People, Spirit, Studies, Tourette's, Trance
related to Umbanda · 9
Spirit possession → According, Afro-Brazilian, Examples, Exu, Pomba Gira, The, Umbanda, When, Yoruba
related to Cultural anthropology · 8
Spirit possession → Brazil, Germaine Dieterlen, Jean Rouch, Lewis, Marcel Griaule, North America, The, Western Africa
related to Italian folk magic · 8
Spirit possession → Christmas Eve, If, In, It, Italian, Italy, The, These
related to Southern Africa · 7
Spirit possession → South Africa, The, They, Those, Transkei, Xesibe, Xhosa-speaking
related to East Africa · 6
Spirit possession → Despite, Kenya, Kenya The Digo, Other, The Giriama, These
related to Islam · 6
Spirit possession → Although, Islamic, Muslim, Possession, Spirit, Various

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Spirit possessionis aaltered state of consciousness and associated behaviors purportedly caused by the control of a human body and its functions by spirits0.90text
Spirit possessionis acommon belief0.90text
Spirit possessionis atraditional way of rebelling against authority without punishment0.90text
Spirit possessionpart ofthe native culture of the Sidama people of southwest Ethiopia0.85text
Spiritualism can open up a doorway to great spiritual oppression which requires a Christian rite to set that person freeinstance ofbecoming involved in activities0.80text
al-Rustughfanīinstance ofbut it has been challenged since the early years by Maturidite scholars0.80text
nudity or a less extreme alternativeinstance oftrance rituals may have occurred0.80text
a trance where the person to enter trance receives the god or spirit into their body.Further according to Nissineninstance oftrance rituals may have occurred0.80text
the Hebrew Bibleinstance oftrance rituals may have occurred0.80text
may contain evidence that trance-related practices may have been the origins of the Jewish traditions of prophetic messagesinstance oftrance rituals may have occurred0.80text
the tambourineinstance ofInstruments0.80text
harpsinstance ofInstruments0.80text

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