Reexamining the purported 1949 exorcism of a 13-year old boy in Mount Ranier, Maryland--the most famous and widely documented case in history--the author explores the subject of demonic possession in the light of science. Eyewitness accounts, unpublished photos and never before published documents from the archives of the Rhine Research Foundation provide fresh perspective on the events that inspired the novel, and later the film, The Exorcist.
Reexamining the purported 1949 exorcism of a 13-year old boy in Mount Ranier, Maryland--the most famous and widely documented case in history--the author explores the subject of demonic possession in the light of science. Eyewitness accounts, unpublished photos and never before published documents from the archives of the Rhine Research Foundation provide fresh perspective on the events that inspired the novel, and later the film, The Exorcist.
Sergio A. Rueda, Ph.D., is the director of the Institute of Medicine and Advanced Behavioral Technologies at Hospital Poliplaza Médica in México. He is also a trained biblical scholar, with specializations in Hebrew and Greek languages as well as biblical exegesis, archeology and theology.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. Preface Introduction 1. In Search of Carl Jung's Mysterious Knife 2. The Exorcist Still Turns Heads in the Twenty-First Century 3. The Exorcist and the 1949 Mount Rainier Exorcism Case 4. Overview of the 1949 Mount Rainier Exorcism 5. Demonic Possession: Some Concepts and the First Exorcism of Ronald 6. The Jesuit Report: The Exorcism of Ronald 7. Jesuits in Action: The Masters of Exorcism 8. Case Study of an Exorcism: Part II 9. The Angel of Deliverance: I Command You, Satan, to Leave This Body 10. Science in Search of the Truth: Assessment of the Mount Rainier Exorcism 11. The Art of Trickery: The Fraud and Deception Hypothesis 12. The "Occam's Razor Principle" and the Natural Scientific Hypothesis (Especially Psychological) 13. Psychic Detectives: The Parapsychological Hypothesis 14. The Devil in Disguise: The Diabolical Possession Agency Hypothesis 15. The Final Questions 16. Conclusion Appendix A: The Letters Between the Rev. Luther Miles Schulze and Dr. J.B. Rhine Appendix B: Interview with the Rev. Luther Miles Schulze and Ruth Schulze Appendix C: Interview with Ida Mae, the Leader of the Circle of Prayers Appendix D: In the Grip of What? Interviews with Experts on Demonic Possession Appendix E: The Documents That Unveil the Mystery of Ronald's Exorcism Chapter Notes Sources Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. Preface Introduction 1. In Search of Carl Jung's Mysterious Knife 2. The Exorcist Still Turns Heads in the Twenty-First Century 3. The Exorcist and the 1949 Mount Rainier Exorcism Case 4. Overview of the 1949 Mount Rainier Exorcism 5. Demonic Possession: Some Concepts and the First Exorcism of Ronald 6. The Jesuit Report: The Exorcism of Ronald 7. Jesuits in Action: The Masters of Exorcism 8. Case Study of an Exorcism: Part II 9. The Angel of Deliverance: I Command You, Satan, to Leave This Body 10. Science in Search of the Truth: Assessment of the Mount Rainier Exorcism 11. The Art of Trickery: The Fraud and Deception Hypothesis 12. The "Occam's Razor Principle" and the Natural Scientific Hypothesis (Especially Psychological) 13. Psychic Detectives: The Parapsychological Hypothesis 14. The Devil in Disguise: The Diabolical Possession Agency Hypothesis 15. The Final Questions 16. Conclusion Appendix A: The Letters Between the Rev. Luther Miles Schulze and Dr. J.B. Rhine Appendix B: Interview with the Rev. Luther Miles Schulze and Ruth Schulze Appendix C: Interview with Ida Mae, the Leader of the Circle of Prayers Appendix D: In the Grip of What? Interviews with Experts on Demonic Possession Appendix E: The Documents That Unveil the Mystery of Ronald's Exorcism Chapter Notes Sources Index
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