Exorcist
In some religions, an exorcist (from the Greek „ἐξορκιστής“) is a person who is believed to be able to
- Chinese geomancy).Exorcists in various religions
Christianity
In Christianity,
Catholicism
In a Roman Catholic context, exorcist may refer to a cleric who has been ordained into the
The Minor Order of Exorcist
Since at least the third century, the
These exorcists routinely performed ceremonies over adults and infants preparatory to baptism. Authors such as Eusebius (3rd century) and Augustine (4th century) provide details of these minor exorcisms: Eusebius mentions the imposition of hands and prayer.[3] Augustine noted that rites of exorcism by exsufflation (breathing upon the candidate) were also performed for the baptism of infants.[4]
The office of Exorcist was not a part of the sacrament of
In 1972, the minor orders were reformed; men preparing to be ordained as
The rite of conferral continues in societies that use the 1962 (or earlier) form of the
The Eastern Churches did not establish a minor order of exorcist, but simply recognised the calling of lay or ordained members of the faithful who had the appropriate
Mandated Exorcists
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that: "Jesus performed exorcisms and from him the Church has received the power and office of exorcizing".
The Catholic Church's Rite of Exorcism was revised in 1999. Paragraph 13 of its introduction states that a priest can be appointed by the local Bishop either for a single act of exorcism, or to the permanent position of 'exorcist'. The Rite then specifies that whenever it uses the word exorcist without qualification, it indicates a priest mandated in this way.
Among notable exorcists, Gabriele Amorth served as chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome; he was the founder of the International Association of Exorcists.
Lutheranism
In
Anglicanism
In the
Hinduism
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Beliefs and practices pertaining to the practice of exorcism are prominently connected with the ancient Dravidians in the south. Of the four
Main Puranic resource on ghost- and death-related information is Garuda Purana.[15]
See also
- Celestial Masters
- Exorcism
- Fashi
- Parapsychology
- Fangxiangshi, a Chinese ritual exorcist
References
- Crux Now. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ a b Toner, Patrick. "Exorcist" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 21 May 2014 .
- ^ Scannell, T. (1908). Catechumen in The Catholic Encyclopedia New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved May 21, 2014 from New Advent.
- ^ Augustine of Hippo. On Marriage and Concupiscence (Book II). Paragraph 50. Translated by Peter Holmes and Robert Ernest Wallis, and revised by Benjamin B. Warfield. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 5. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1887) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
- ^ Patrick Joseph Toner (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).
- ^ Paul VI. Ministeria quaedam Archived November 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, II: "The orders hitherto called minor are henceforth to be spoken of as 'ministries'."
- ISBN 9780226762951. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
Yet we have seen that Johannes Nider and Heinrich Kramer found nothing wrong with the performance of exorcism by laypeople, as long as they did not usurp the clerical rite, which included some prayers only a priest could pronounce. Every Christian, Nider reminded his readers, had the power to command demons and drive them out in the name of Christ, but lay exorcists should be extremely careful not to use unknown characters and charms, and should be aware that the only mode to adjure demons is the imperative and never the supplicative.
- ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1673.
- ISBN 978-0-89870-831-8.
- ^ 1983 Code of Canon Law, Canon 1172. Accessed 21 May 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4335-6581-6.
- ISBN 978-1-57859-378-1.
- ISBN 9780391024809. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ^ Monier-Williams 1974, pp. 25–41
- ^ Holly A. Hunt. Emotional Exorcism: Expelling the Four Psychological Demons That Make Us Backslide. ABC-CLIO. p. 6.
Works cited
- ISBN 1-4212-6531-1, retrieved 8 July 2007