Hostage to the Devil - Reissue: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans

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Harper Collins, Nov 20, 1992 - Religion - 512 pages
One On One With Satan

A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene."

 

Contents

Michael Strong Part I
3
A Brief Handbook of Exorcism
9
Zios Friend and the Smiler
29
Father Bones and Mister Natch
83
The Virgin and the GirlFixer
173
Uncle Ponto and the MushroomSouper
249
The Rooster and the Tortoise
321
Good Evil and the Modern Mind
409
Human Spirit and Jesus
427
The Process of Possession
435
Michael StrongConclusion
447
The Roman Ritual of Exorcism
459
Prayers Commonly Used in Exorcisms
473
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Malachi Martin eminent theologian, premier authority on the Roman Catholic Church, and former professor at the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Institute-is the author of such national bestsellers as The Final Conclave, Vatican, The Jesuits, and The Keys of This Blood. His most recent book is Windswept House: A Vatican Novel.

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