Young scholars Vol. 9 No. 4 (2012)
Religious possession as a subject of psychological analysis: problem statement
Abstract
The article considers features of the possession concept interpretations in the context of the most authoritative world religions (Islam, Christianity, Judaism), interrelation of a religious explanation and scientific grounds of the possession phenomenon. We consider the concept of possession from the point of view of psychiatry and analyze the subject in
psychology.
Keywords
- Islam
- Christianity
- Judaism
- the Koran
- the Bible
- possession
- exorcism
- demons
- djinns
How to Cite
Religious possession as a subject of psychological analysis: problem statement. (2012). Russian Psychological Journal, 9(4), 62-69. https://doi.org/10.21702/rpj.2012.4.7