1914-2005, was a Hungarian-born linguist & anthropologist. studied the phenomenon of "speaking in tongues" in Pentecostal congregations in Mexico.

Speaking in tongues;: A cross-cultural study of glossolalia

Politics & Social Sciences

Felicitas D. Goodman

Social Sciences

University of Chicago Press

Where the Spirits Ride the Wind: Trance Journeys and Other Ecstatic Experiences

Indiana University Press

In 1976 a young German girl named Anneliese Michel underwent a series of exorcisms. The rites were administered by two priests of the Catholic Church to free Anneliese of the six demons they believed possessed her. Seemingly as a result of the exorcisms the girl died. Worldwide publicity followed when the girl's parents and the two exorcists were brought to trial and convicted of negligent homicide. Here a noted anthropologist offers her own interpretation of the exorcisms of Anneliese Michel. Drawing on interviews with the two exorcists, the girl's parents and friends, transcripts of the trial, and tape recordings made during the exorcisms - as well as studies of religious experience in various cultures - Felicitas Goodman has written a fascinating, compelling book, one that finally tells what happened in this strange case as it delves into the age-old mystery of demonic possession.

The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

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