To be possessed in the English language can hardly be good: it means being out of control, acting like a fool, doing something dangerous or criminal. A notable exception is to be possessed by love but ...

Some psychiatrists have even talked of adding a "trance and possession disorder" diagnosis to the DSM, the premier diagnostic manual of disorders used by mental health professionals in the US. There's ...

Tis the season of the dead: from Halloween to All Saint's Day, when traditionally Christian societies venerate those who have passed on. But for practitioners of the Afro-Cuban philosophy of Santería, ...

Movie directories describe the 1973 film adaption of The Exorcist as a “horror film.” But William Friedkin, the director of the film, which depicts the demonic possession of a young girl and an ...

Histories and geographies of encounter -- Encountering the other people: alterity, possession, ethnography -- Displacement and emplacement: the trans-saharan slave trade and the emergence of sṭambēlī ...

A mother-of-two who went into a 'trance-like' state whenever there was a full moon has been diagnosed with a rare mental health disorder. The woman would reportedly 'act strangely' during a full moon ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — A small group of nuns and priests ...

A small group of nuns and priests met the woman in the chapel of a house one June evening. Though it was warm outside, a palpable chill settled over the room. As the priests began to pray, the woman ...