demoniacs
61Gadara — The capital of the Roman province of Peraea. It stood on the summit of a mountain about 6 miles south east of the Sea of Galilee. Mark (5:1) and Luke (8:26 39) describe the miracle of the healing of the demoniac (Matthew [8:28 34] says two… …
62Lunatic — Probably the same as epileptic, the symptoms of which disease were supposed to be more aggravated as the moon increased. In Matt. 4:24 lunatics are distinguished from demoniacs. In 17:15 the name lunatic is applied to one who is declared to… …
63Gadara — A city of the Decapolis, 9.6 km. (6 miles) SE of the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus healed two demoniacs in Matt. (8:28), and one demoniac in Mark (5:2). (The best Greek MSS of the corresponding passage in Mark (5:1) gives the place as ‘Gerasa’… …
64amulet — An object believed to have protective power. Amulets are used to ward off DEMONs, evil, disease, bad luck, misfortune, witches, sorcerers, and anything harmful, especially of a supernatural nature. Amulets to protect people, places, and… …
65Gospel of John — Biblical text used against DEMONs. Although the reading of any Scripture sends a possessing demon into a tailspin, the words in the Gospel of John seem to cause the most discomfort. The beginning of the book, especially, sent medieval… …
66Hell-Fire Club — Satanic order founded in England in the 18th century, more for the purpose of outrageous behavior and sexual play than actual Satanic rites or worship. The original Hell Fire Club was founded by Lord Wharton for the purpose of “drinking,… …
67Jeanne des Anges — (1602–1665) Mother superior of the Ursuline convent in Poitiers, France, who became possessed with major DEMONs in the famous LOUDUN POSSESSIONS case. A mean and vindictive woman, Jeanne des Anges (Joan of the Angels) became the principal… …
68Jesus — The fight against evil, the DEVIL, and DEMONs are central in the life and purpose of Christianity’s Son of God. “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work,” affirms 1 John 3:8. Accounts in the New Testament tell of… …
69Loudun Possessions — (1630–1634) Mass POSSESSION of Ursuline nuns of Loudun, France, who accused Father URBAIN GRANDIER as the source of their demonic afflictions. The Loudun Possessions were probably the most famous case of mass possession in history. Vividly… …
70Louviers possessions — (1647) Mass demonic POSSESSIONs at a convent chapel of the Hospitaller sisters of St. Louis and St. Elizabeth in Louviers, France. The Louviers Possessions have similarities to the AIX EN PROVENCE POSSESSIONS and the LOUDUN POSSESSIONS.… …
