Glimpses of the Devil : a psychiatrist's personal accounts of possession, exorcism, and redemption /
Peck, M. Scott 1936-2005.,
Glimpses of the Devil : a psychiatrist's personal accounts of possession, exorcism, and redemption / [print] M. Scott Peck. - New York : Free Press, (c)2005. - xvii, 259 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Handle with care -- Preface -- Introduction: My mentor, the leprechaun -- PennsylvaniaRT I: JERSEY: Diagnosis: "I feel sorry for them" -- Exorcism: "We don't hate Jesus, we just ..." -- Follow-up: "You're wrong, he was too a medical doctor" -- Commentary -- PART II: BECCAH: Diagnosis: "Does the name Judas mean anything?" -- Exorcism: "I have no reason to join your ranks and be put in the toaster!" -- Follow-up: "I guess it's always about money, isn't it?" -- PennsylvaniaRT III: PERSPECTIVES: Conclusion: What is possession? -- Epilogue.
The author reveals his more than twenty-five-year work as a psychiatrist and exorcist, discussing his skepticism about the integration of psychiatry and religion, two of his most significant cases, and his beliefs about free will and evil.
9780743254670 9781439167267
2004063203
Peck, M. Scott 1936-2005.
Devil--Christianity.
Demoniac possession--United States--Case studies.
BT982 BT982.P367.G556 2005
Glimpses of the Devil : a psychiatrist's personal accounts of possession, exorcism, and redemption / [print] M. Scott Peck. - New York : Free Press, (c)2005. - xvii, 259 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Handle with care -- Preface -- Introduction: My mentor, the leprechaun -- PennsylvaniaRT I: JERSEY: Diagnosis: "I feel sorry for them" -- Exorcism: "We don't hate Jesus, we just ..." -- Follow-up: "You're wrong, he was too a medical doctor" -- Commentary -- PART II: BECCAH: Diagnosis: "Does the name Judas mean anything?" -- Exorcism: "I have no reason to join your ranks and be put in the toaster!" -- Follow-up: "I guess it's always about money, isn't it?" -- PennsylvaniaRT III: PERSPECTIVES: Conclusion: What is possession? -- Epilogue.
The author reveals his more than twenty-five-year work as a psychiatrist and exorcist, discussing his skepticism about the integration of psychiatry and religion, two of his most significant cases, and his beliefs about free will and evil.
9780743254670 9781439167267
2004063203
Peck, M. Scott 1936-2005.
Devil--Christianity.
Demoniac possession--United States--Case studies.
BT982 BT982.P367.G556 2005