Title:
Demonic foes : my twenty-five years as a psychiatrist investigating possessions, diabolic attacks, and the paranormal / Richard Gallagher, MD.
ISBN:
9780062876478
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
©2020
Physical Description:
viii, 255 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Initial journey -- A priest comes calling -- Julia, the satanic queen -- Troubles of the spirit -- Diagnosing the variety of oppressions -- Troubles of the mind -- Catherine - mother, housewife, and possessed -- Serious investigator -- History of beliefs in evil spirits, the emergence of the idea of the paranormal, and infestations -- Alice -- Barbara and the wider satanic panic -- Final controversies.
Summary:
A New York psychiatrist, Gallagher was skeptical yet intrigued when a Catholic priest asked him to examine a woman for a possible exorcism. Yet he came to see that the woman wasn't mentally disturbed-- she was possessed. Gallagher has since spent a quarter-century studying demonic activity and exorcisms throughout history. Here he chronicles the case he has witnessed, sharing in full details of these true-life tales of demonic possession. -- adapted from jacket and Amazon info
Genre:
OCLC Number:
on1082403369
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