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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Spirit Possession
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Posesión Espiritual
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Possessão Espiritual
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Tree Number:
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K01.844.619.500
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Definition English:
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The idea that abnormal behavior or a medical condition is evidence that a person is under the control of a supernatural power or spirit. This belief was most commonly held in religion and medicine of the medieval period and is also held in many tribal cultures today. |
See Related English:
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Parapsychology
Superstitions
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History Note English:
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2016
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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56184
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Unique Identifier:
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D000067496
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