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Great commentary! Though I do not think that Christians one day suddenly decided to invent demonic entities and kind of possession that is confronted by exorcists today. It must certainly be a phenomenon whose origin predates Christianity as such. Humanity has been consorting with demonic beings, mind-made or not, for a very long time, and entire civilisations have been feeding them on a huge organised scale by means ritual blood sacrifices (whether to ancient idols like Moloch or the Aztec equivalents) and impute human activity in general. Black occultism in its many forms causes many possessions quite apart from any Christian belief. The phenomenon known as “alien abduction” that has reached epidemic proportions during the postwar decades is clearly also a new form of demonic interference caused by a complex set of circumstances. Whether Christian exorcism and religiosity has been effective against such cases, I do not know.
What do you think is the reason why Christian exorcism seems to have gained the reputation of working more powerfully and effectively in cases involving possession of Muslim believers as well, who have not been conditioned by the Christian framework? This question is not rhetorical by the way, as it genuinely puzzles me.
Om Namo Buddhaya Svaha
Oh, I should perhaps add that this is what I was referring to:
http://time.com/11368/egypt-christians-muslims-exorcisms/
Interesting comments. This is a little synchronicity for me as I was recently watching a new documentary on Malachi Martin, the former Jesuit Priest turned exorcist. Fascinating fellow. The following link is a preview of the film:
https://vimeo.com/135037980
The documentary in its entirety is available on Netflix
In direct answer to your question, exorcism itself has recently taken-off like a rocket and is affecting many segments of society. Have not been familiar with the Muslim factor in this–will have to do more reading on it–thanks for the link!
Am not much schooled in Coptic Christianity, but from reading the article you linked to, this Coptic Priest seems truly a Holy man. Being so closely attuned to his Muslim brethren, I’m not surprised that his Exorcist ministry is appealing not exclusively to Christians. Evil has its own territory and in this particular instance it has a most Middle-Eastern flavor–an ancient affair that predates Christianity itself.