| 单词 | evil spirit |
| 例句 | “If you spill salt, you have to throw some over your left shoulder to appease the evil spirits. No big deal.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When she came to the refrain, however, she did not do the dance about evil spirits, but improvised—as Eskimos do at this point. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Never to say bad things out loud just in case evil spirits might hear and make them come true. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z On that day, she had followed the sickness inside and determined to do battle with the evil spirit of the disease. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He said he was not afraid because years before a witch doctor gave him a charm against evil spirits. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He was there many years, thinking, meditating, singing his strange songs, listening to the birds, learning from peasant women how to heal sickness with grasses and herbs, to write amulets, to drive out evil spirits. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z In the Dark Ages my parents would have sent for an exorcist, because I was clearly possessed by evil spirits, or maybe even the Devil himself. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She would have been exorcised to cast out the evil spirit, and if after many trials that did not work, she would have been burned as a witch for the good of the community. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Piper’s blade, Hazel’s magical senses and Annabeth’s instincts all agreed - the answer lay here in Ithaca, at the ancient palace of Odysseus, where a horde of evil spirits had gathered to await Gaia’s orders. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Spread to the horizon was an army of monsters—flocks of winged arai, tribes of lumbering Cyclopes, clusters of floating evil spirits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sharpened cane I used when I thought an evil spirit was chasing me and Jay. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “In the name of Jesus, I remove you evil spirit of fear and send you to the Cross.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But while the Bottle Trees were guards, making sure evil spirits like Uncle C didn’t escape, the Tree of Power seemed like it wanted to protect you. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z What foolish thing was he doing, walking like this under an open sky, with a beautiful man child for any evil spirit passing by chance through the air to see! The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z After battling through the underground temple of Hades, the last thing Jason wanted was to deal with more evil spirits. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nico stared at the canals, as if wondering what new and interesting forms of evil spirits might be lurking there. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The story of how I went twelve rounds with an evil spirit and won. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Amari refused to think of Clay any longer, for she knew his evil spirit could never touch the love she was already beginning to feel for the child within her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew he loved the part about our being evil spirits. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z But when the voice sang out again—and I realized it was coming from the abandoned church—I told myself that a church was an unlikely place for evil spirits to abide. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I screamed, feeling that if I went out of doors some evil spirit would whisk me away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It is believed that evil spirits easily get jealous when they hear a child being complimented, and they may come and take away the child to the other world. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a charm against evil spirits so I am not afraid of them.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “An evil spirit could have slipped in through an open window!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She was surrounded by the forces of night, heard but not seen: the gibbering of coyotes and the howling of wolves and the screaming of owls, which were said to carry an evil spirit. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “They’ve seen the children, too. Just glimpses of them in the woods or at the gate. They say they’re evil spirits.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z There was no room for chance in this world; all occurrences were preordained, and were caused either by the ancestral or evil spirits. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Luck of some sort came when my maternal grandmother—who had been away in the Shangaan Bantustan attending a ceremony to exorcise evil spirits from a raving mad relative—came back unexpectedly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Back then, many superstitious people believed that you got sick because of evil spirits,” Grandpa says. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Ama’s eyes glittered widely in the gloom, and her hands were moving together in a repetitive gesture of finger on thumb, finger on thumb, to ward off danger by confusing the evil spirits. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He flashed back to the last time he’d plunged into a mob of evil spirits, in the House of Hades. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was as though she were possessed by some evil spirit. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They come from nowhere, made by the heat of hell, they carry with them the evil spirit of a devil, they lift sand and papers in their path. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I saw them in Katoptris’s blade. And you heard what Hazel said. The biggest ’ ‘ “The biggest gathering of evil spirits I’ve ever sensed,” ’ Jason recalled. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I didn’t start World War Three. I just got possessed by an evil spirit. That’s a relief!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I thought the glass of water was to keep evil spirits away,” I said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She spat on the doorknob twice, a ritual that, she once told me, protected the innocent and kept all evil spirits away, including the police. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu was vaguely frightened the first time he saw him because he had always imagined that only evil spirits had grass-colored eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She wanted to live in that moment—free of monsters and gods and evil spirits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were a couple long seconds of silence, then, “In the name of Jesus, I remove you evil spirit of rage and send you to the Cross.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A group of babalawos tried apanaldo, an exorcism, and thought they had trapped an evil spirit in the rooster they buried in a knotted cloth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z For centuries, these were known only to nomads, who believed the site was haunted by evil spirits. British archaeologists find cave paintings at 100 new African sites 2010-09-17T15:35:00Z Revelers would dress up in costumes to scare off evil spirits that roamed the land just before winter arrived. Halloween has become (scary) big, but its beginnings were humble 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The cinematography seems static and distant, not so much trapped in a house of evil spirits as it is stifled by the space. Review: ‘Darkness Rising,’ a Bland Haunted-House Salad 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Big Sur is the most beautiful place in the US, but when you're in a disturbed emotional state the vastness of it was upsetting – it felt like evil spirits were lurking there. Ben Gibbard: 'We've got a superhero in Seattle. I'm not making this up' 2012-11-14T14:57:00Z “The name has a homely, innocent appearance,” it said, “but in reality applejack is a particularly powerful and evil spirit.” America’s First Moonshine, Applejack, Returns in Sleeker Style 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z She realizes that her family has been targeted by an evil spirit, the ghost of a long-dead fisherman exacting revenge for an injustice committed by her grandfather, the Dutch plantation owner. Review: ‘Beauty Is a Wound,’ an Indonesian Blend of History, Myth and Magic 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Smith says that he imagines this work—the most recent piece in his “Garden Deities” series—protecting the creative energy of the museum and warding off evil spirits. Ken Smith’s Fenway Deity Is Unveiled at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Robert Eggers took the directing prize for U.S. dramatic for "The Witch," his supernatural story of evil spirits and exorcisms in Puritan-era colonial America. Sundance 2015: 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' wins big at awards 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The story’s magic is black, its perfidy driven by evil spirits. ‘Borgman,’ Alex van Warmerdam’s Adult Fairy Tale 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z It centers around two parents who are forced to investigate if their child is possessed by evil spirits. Box Office: 'Lego Movie 2' falls short with $34 million debut 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z I like my licorice pillowy-soft, like the Finnish Panda brand — which notes that “Liquorice has in the past been used to protect against evil spirits.” Licorice is easy to hate, which makes it much more fun to love 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z The metal was long used as a talisman, to ward off evil spirits. Iron Man v Man of Steel: who will dominate? 2013-04-29T12:07:01Z Perhaps because Nasreen's presence in the narrative is a disembodied one, we experience her as a kind of evil spirit in the online ether, a curiously spectral source of malediction and misfortune. Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked by James Lasdun – review 2013-02-16T14:00:01Z Believers might pray to a saint candle to ward off evil spirits, protect a pregnancy or summon a miracle. The Ladies of Litchfield Are Back on a New Poster for "Orange Is the New Black" 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The yellow trim on the buildings is common for this region and believed to repel evil spirits. Peeling back layers of history in Evora 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z In the opening chorus, the people voice their fears of the sea while singing rituals to chase away evil spirits. Review: A Precious Harvest in ‘The Pearl Fishers’ at the Met 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z This evil spirit creates a serpent named Azi Dahaka, a symbol of the underworld, not unlike the Biblical serpents of Judeo-Christian traditions. Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Grandpa didn’t like wearing shoes indoors because shoes dragged filth inside and evil spirits could hitchhike on shoes and clothing. Work, pray, fear: my life in the Family cult 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Now, that evil spirit is set to take over the body of an unsuspecting citizen and launch a new reign of terror. ‘Tumacho’ Review: The Strange Delights of a Supernatural Horse Opera 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Later the ancient Egyptians wore copper jewelry as a status symbol and to ward off evil spirits. Tiffany?s Rubedo Line Stirs Debate Over Meaning of Metal 2012-04-04T22:23:49Z On church facades, gargoyles “were used to depict evil spirits, but they were also a symbol of change, the uncontrollable,” she says. The Textile Artist Employing Centuries-Old Practices and Pop Culture Imagery 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The idea is to find demon-infested geographic locations and pray the evil spirits away. Christian group says demon sex makes you gay 2012-11-26T19:10:00Z Greeks and Romans used it to repel demons and evil spirits. The Rise of Incense 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z We soon gazed down into Vondugil, the so-called Wicked Valley — a place that shepherds historically avoided because of its evil spirits — and which seemed aptly named, as it lay shrouded in a gloomy mist. A Chance to Bond on a Perilous Hiking Trail in Iceland 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z It is a sweeping tale of a young Japanese boy’s adventures, featuring fierce samurai warriors battling evil spirits and journeys across oceans and harsh winter landscapes. ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Blends Animation and Origami 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z I was struck by an early scene where Poorna admonishes Sam for whistling, claiming that it signals evil spirits. "It Lives Inside" director on his psychological monster and "counterintuitive" approach to suspense 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Oh, and to ward off evil spirits, they might shoot at the branches with rifles. 11 odd Victorian Christmas traditions 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Egyptians sometimes carved crystal sarcophagi to protect the body from evil spirits on their way to the afterlife. ‘Healing’ crystals are having a pandemic moment. But science says they’re just pretty stones. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z As a child, he would have evil spirits exorcised from him at his local church. New band of the day – The Revival Hour (No 1,403) 2012-11-26T17:04:38Z She watches as “this virus continues to roam the city like an evil spirit, appearing whenever and wherever it pleases.” ‘Wuhan Diary’ Offers an Angry and Eerie View From Inside Quarantine 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z In the movie, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny form an "Avengers"-style team known as The Guardians and battle an evil spirit named Pitch. Few family films among Hollywood's holiday movies 2012-11-14T13:08:33Z I came home to her waving a burning bouquet of sage, smudging the house to ward off evil spirits. The Ghost Was the Least of Our Problems 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Gradually, Stella comes to believe that her friend did die in the night and that an evil spirit has reanimated her body. You’ve probably never heard of F. Anstey, but you know his work 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z “It chases away the evil spirits,” he explained. Cultured Traveler: On the Vodun Trail in Benin 2012-02-03T17:18:18Z Back then, a sneeze was sometimes thought to be the body's way of trying to rid itself of evil spirits. Why do we say 'God bless you' when we sneeze? 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Good and evil spirits battle for the soul of the departed. Is It an Art Collective or a Vietnamese Ad Agency? Yes and Yes 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Originally, its job was to drive away evil spirits — so the uglier it was, the better. A cathedral like none other: Moon rock and Darth Vader blend into Gothic architecture 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Yet no transgression or admission feels as central as the fact of the diary — “an evil spirit,” she thinks. The Transgressive Power of Alba de Céspedes 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Thinking he was either using drugs or possessed by an evil spirit, they took him to the mosque for an exorcism. “Vodou is like a gun” (and that’s how you spell it) 2013-03-10T00:00:00Z This is because the flowers were believed to protect "the wearer against evil spirits, bad fortune and illness," per the Russian Flora Blog. How sunflowers became a symbol of resistance across Ukraine and its allies 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Tension mounts as Danny, who has psychic abilities, and his troubled and abusive father encounter the evil spirits that haunt the Overlook's deserted corridors and its sinister room 237. Fans breaking The Shining 'codes' 2012-10-24T08:06:46Z The Tehuelche hunter-gatherers who once dwelled here called this moonscape both “the place of desolation” and “the devil’s country,” and believed that evil spirits possessed it. In Chilean Patagonia, Following a Track to the End of the World 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z When Jessabelle returns to her childhood home in Louisiana to recover after a horrible auto accident, she finds a tortured evil spirit there who has just been waiting to get its hands on her. Summer Movie Release Schedule 2014-05-02T22:02:27Z Suffering from violent delusions and obsessed with evil spirits, she set herself and her three-month-old baby on fire. Why doctors hide their own illnesses 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z People here believed that evil spirits could enter a baby’s brain through the soft spot, and after that happened, who knew what other trouble. Religion ruined my childhood 2014-02-16T00:00:00Z The film starred Linda Blair as a child possessed by evil spirits. 'Exorcist Steps' Recognized as Tourist Icon By Washington D.C. 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z As an act of ritual cleansing, meant to ward off evil spirits, people jump over open fires. Just blocks from the White House, Iranian Americans welcome a new year 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z She suspects the children can see these ghosts, too, and that these evil spirits have befriended them. The scariest horror films ever – ranked! 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Dong Hu Shou Xi is set in an old, labyrinthine house, with the curved roof that Buddhists believe wards off evil spirits. Choice Tables: In Chengdu, China, Remaking Sichuan Food 2010-11-16T00:30:00Z “I bring up the evil spirits and record the traumas, the fantasies, the lunacies of Israeli Jews, natives and those from Central Europe,” Mr. Oz said in a 1978 interview with The Times. Amos Oz, a Writer Who Loved the Dream of Israel and Charted Its Imperfect Reality 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z She sees "possessed" children beaten by smiling pastors, and meets others accused of harbouring evil spirits. TV highlights 20/05/2013 2013-05-20T06:00:13Z They take center stage in “The Crossroads” alongside the evil spirit Wiindigo. Review: An Opera Erases and Rewrites the American Myth 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z He simply found his way in, as evil spirits bedeviling corruptible men surely do. Who is the one who knocks? On the "Better Call Saul" midseason finale two devils drop by 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Rather than merely avoiding clichés—about love and intimacy, artist and muse, public and private—the picture seems to repel them, as an amulet repels evil spirits. The Most Intimate Photograph 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z When “the other thing” makes its final return, the evil spirit offers us a lecture that might have warmed the heart of Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist who shot Andy Warhol. Review: In ‘The Other Thing,’ a Ghostly Vigil Turns Ominous 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z God knows what my family thought hearing me ask the evil spirits who prey on mortal thoughts to "unsex me here" while ostensibly studying for exams. 'Macbeth' succeeds in avoiding its onstage curse when it's on-screen 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The slope falling off steeply to wetland in front of the house was also important, since evil spirits would find it hard to climb the hill. Bedtime Under Glass 2013-12-12T03:49:39Z Turning the tables on colonial anthropologists, she drew analogies between the cheap trinkets westerners amass and talismans and amulets traditionally used to protect against evil spirits. Artist of the week 205: Francis Upritchard 2012-08-30T11:37:22Z Story said his sculpture depicted the king at the moment when the evil spirit enters him with one hand clutching his beard and his other hand reaching for his dagger. Museum acquires statue, complete with glitter, nail polish 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Rise of the Guardians featuring Santa Claus with the Easter Bunny, Jack Frost and other mythical beings battling an evil spirit. Rise of the Guardians and other all-star supergroups 2012-11-29T20:00:01Z In “Winchester,” she’s a tough heroine out to protect her family and home from evil spirits and greedy company executives alike. This Horror Movie Is Based on a True Story. Sort Of. 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The Bible tells the story that Saul disobeyed God and was then afflicted with an evil spirit. Museum acquires statue, complete with glitter, nail polish 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Two years of treatment included things like having the psychic build a gold bridge for an evil spirit to cross over into the other realm. Crooked Psychics and Cooling the Mark Out 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Paths zigzag to elude evil spirits, which, according to myth, travel only in straight lines. Like it was ‘made in heaven’: a secret garden in the suburbs offers an Asian-style landscape Those were Keep Out signs for evil spirits, the missionaries who had lived on the island longer told us. Religion ruined my childhood 2014-02-16T00:00:00Z He believed that disease was actually an itch, a disturbance in the ability of the body to heal itself, a suppressed “evil spirit” he called psora. Homeopathy is for suckers: What the medicine industry doesn’t want you to know 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z In ancient times, Chinese people lit bamboo stalks in hopes of frightening away evil spirits. Bronson van Wyck's Tips for a Colorful Chinese New Year Dinner Party 2014-01-30T05:00:00Z Striking colors, especially red, are believed to ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune. Red vs black: Thai Chinese face New Year fashion dilemma 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Then Jayne's daughter's toy bird became possessed by an evil spirit. Summer readings: Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis 2011-08-25T08:38:22Z He symbolises the regeneration of nature and is said to frighten away evil spirits. Savage, beautiful and surviving: photos from the wild side 2012-06-26T14:21:42Z So, in that case, saying “God bless you” was a way to try to provide a protection, or a good luck charm, against the evil spirits inhabiting the body. Why do we say 'God bless you' when we sneeze? 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z I have explained that costumes came about originally as a way to scare off the evil spirits that people believed were free to walk the earth on All Hallows' Eve. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to not get dressed down at Halloween 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Origen, an early Christian theologian, writing in the second century, explains how the name of Jesus is used by Christians to expel “evil spirits from … souls and bodies.” Exorcisms have been part of Christianity for centuries 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Wearing red, once believed to scare away evil spirits and bad fortune, is another holiday tradition for good luck. Celebrate the Year of the Horse 2014-01-29T21:14:47Z Strictly isolated in this patriarchal religious community, the women were told they must be imagining things or that evil spirits were punishing them for their sins. Review | More than 100 women were raped by their neighbors for years — but no one would believe them. 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z A protective mother and her twin 9-year-old sons find themselves in a rural house haunted by an evil spirit. Summer Sneaks 2015: The List 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z As the demon-Josh, Wilson has the difficult task of playing an evil spirit pretending to be human, convincing his loved ones that he’s the same old Josh as he secretly conspires to kill them. In Praise of Patrick Wilson, Scream King 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z No longer cowering in the background as his friends were possessed by evil spirits in a remote Tennessee cabin, he was coolly taking charge. Review: In ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead,’ a Blend of Familiar Motifs and Humor 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z "Origin of Evil" is set in the 1960s and centers on a scam seance artist who unwittingly invites evil spirits into her home. Box Office: 'Madea Halloween' Edges Out 'Jack Reacher 2' With $27.6 Million 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z “She says, ‘Put garlic around your neck, it keeps away the evil spirits,’” he continued. Pat Cooper, Comedian of Outrage, Is Dead at 93 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The hysteria hit a peak in 2001, with fundamentalist activists accusing the books of trying to “desensitize readers and introduce them to the occult” and “trafficking in evil spirits.” 10 weirdest right-wing Christian conspiracy theories 2013-09-05T17:28:00Z Based on the Season 2 cliffhanger, I’m hoping Diamond’s efforts worked or that he will be there to ward off evil spirits and people in the future. 11 Ways I Escaped Reality This Year 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Some evil spirit lands in Diana's homeland, to her mother's surprise. New Justice League Trailer Hints at Superman's Return 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Long cords of peppers and charcoal are hung in the doorway to ward away guests and evil spirits. ‘My baby had devils’ eyes’: the reality of postpartum psychosis 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z When better than Halloween, the time of year that imaginary ghosts and evil spirits roam free, to wipe the cobwebs off some of our scary stories from past issues. Happy Halloween: Scary Stories in The New Yorker 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Luckily, Tovay says, the physical symptoms are usually obvious when an evil spirit attaches itself to a person: nausea, scratches, superhuman strength. A live exorcism will be performed on TV Friday. Here’s what to expect. 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z “The Phoenicians considered this a magic island,” she says, “naming it for a Babylonian god who protects from evil spirits.” Ibiza may be a party island, but we made it a family vacation spot 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The story centers on a young Japanese storyteller named Kubo who embarks on a perilous journey to battle an evil spirit. The 12 Best Summer Movies You Might Have Missed 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z He shared chef duties at the first two and takes the wheel himself at Ugly Baby, which is named after the Thai superstition that evil spirits won’t bother harming unattractive infants. At Ugly Baby, the Name Isn’t All That’s Unusual 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z In “Insidious: Chapter 3,” which arrives in theaters June 5, Ms. Shaye reprises her role as Elise Rainier, the benevolent psychic battling evil spirits who terrorize the living in a baneful otherworld called the Further. Lin Shaye Faces Down Horrors in ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Candlelight from Diyas illuminates homes, while fireworks are let off to deter evil spirits. Rishi Sunak joins Diwali celebrations in Southampton 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Others were brought as newborns by parents seeking to ward off evil spirits. In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Those include coca leaf treatments, celebrations to cleanse evil spirits, and rituals to venerate spirits that protect communities. They rely on this lizard to heal their pain. Now it’s endangered. 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z "Part of a traditional midwife’s role was adherence to superstitions, and she was perceived to be particularly skilled in halting exchanges with evil spirits." Were midwives the OG witches? How the history of mystic medicine and reproductive health intertwine 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z He claimed he killed his wife in self-defence after an evil spirit entered her, but was found guilty of murder and jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years. Rania Alayed: Police search A19 lay-by for missing murdered woman 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z In part of the artwork at Tate Britain, Saye can be seen holding a Gambian incense pot, which is traditionally used to drive away evil spirits from the home, up to her ear. Grenfell Tower: Chris Ofili creates tribute at Tate to artist killed in fire 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Today, millions of people practice it, turning to Voodoo priests to perform rituals to ward off evil spirits, overcome illness and achieve professional and personal success. In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Shin held a ritualistic event almost every day to get followers to beat each other in the name of “driving away evil spirits.” Fiji is deporting leaders of a South Korean sect that built a business empire in the island country 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z In local lore, the residents were driven away by evil spirits, but Sukkar says it’s more likely that they left to seek a better life in the UAE’s fast-growing cities. An abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE’s hardscrabble past 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z It is mostly women who visit healers - believing that they can solve problems and cure illness by expelling evil spirits known as "jinn". Investigating the 'spiritual healers' sexually abusing women 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Other recent posts shared articles about what to do if you think an evil spirit is following you. Philadelphia community tries to heal from trauma as shooter’s mental health comes into focus 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The two deemed people either "light" or "dark" spirits and called those who had been taken over by evil spirits "zombies". Lori Vallow: US doomsday cult mum guilty of murdering children, rival 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said she believed her children were “zombies” possessed by evil spirits. Woman With ‘Doomsday’ Beliefs Found Guilty in Children’s Deaths 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z It is a love story centered on overcoming evil spirits, mixing Ukrainian folk traditions, crafts and humor. The Dnipro River, Axis of Life and Death in Ukraine 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Images appear behind her to illustrate a different tale from the Shahnameh: The story of the malevolent King Zahhak, who falls under the sway of an evil spirit who curses him. Iran’s storytelling tradition spans centuries. A woman in Tehrangeles has revolutionized it 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The only way to get rid of the evil spirit was to kill the body, former friend Melanie Gibb told jurors. Son confronts mom, testifies in doomsday plot murder trial 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z But Blake said those beliefs veered toward the extreme, with the couple saying people were “dark” or “light,” telling friends and acquaintances that “dark” people had been taken over by evil spirits. Attorneys outline complex plot in trial of slain kids’ mom 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Friends of the couple told investigators that the pair shared the same unusual beliefs, including that they could tell if someone had been taken over by an evil spirit. A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Residents line their irrigation ditches with shells, hang blue bottles from trees to ward off evil spirits and weave intricate baskets with seagrass found along the coast. On U.S. Barrier Islands, African-Rooted Traditions Protect Against a Relentlessly Rising Ocean 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Gordafarid whispers conspiratorially when she speaks as the flattering evil spirit. Iran’s storytelling tradition spans centuries. A woman in Tehrangeles has revolutionized it 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Police documents detailed interviews with family members and friends who said the couple led a group that met to pray, believing they could drive out evil spirits and seek revelations from “beyond the spiritual veil.” Jury selection begins in Idaho trial of slain kids’ mother 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z They eventually began teaching friends that once those evil spirits were strong enough, the person became a “zombie,” and the only way to free that person’s soul was by killing them. Attorneys outline complex plot in trial of slain kids’ mom 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Chad and Lori led a group of friends in trying to cast out the supposed evil spirits by praying and doing “energy work,” prosecutors said. A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Once blessed, the palms are placed outside worshippers' homes in the belief they will ward off evil spirits. Filipino Catholics mark Palm Sunday praying for Pope Francis' health 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Several family members and friends described to detectives a group led by Lori and Chad that met to pray, believing that they could drive out evil spirits and seek revelations from “beyond the spiritual veil.” Doomsday plot? After 3 years, slain kids’ mom to stand trial 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z She then became the target of relentless taunting, with some calling her a "nightclub girl" and an "evil spirit". Online trolls are taking a toll in China 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z “We are asking you to give us a clean heart. Because no cartel, no demon, no evil spirit, no hellmaker, no one… We won’t seek retribution,” Minister Dearest Price said. Mourners gather for American killed by cartel on Mexico trip 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Friends told police that in some cases they determined a person had become a “zombie,” fully controlled by the evil spirit. A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z After Hours was a concept album, themed around a character whose hedonistic night out takes a dark turn - involving alcohol, a fight and ultimately possession by an evil spirit. The Weeknd sets new Spotify listening record 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z “You and I will have to pull them out of their offices by the ears and throw them out of our country like evil spirits,” Shor tells the audience. Facebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by US 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The haunted-house movie “Sorry About the Demon” addresses a question rarely raised in demonic possession stories: What if you tried to negotiate with the evil spirits? Review: COVID-19 gets the horror treatment in "Sick"; "Kids vs. Aliens" is sweetly scruffy 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z “Lion dancing is a huge part of my culture,” said Johnny Nguyen, after a break from practicing this athletic art form, which brings good luck and wards off evil spirits. Asian Americans in Seattle use Lunar New Year traditions as connection to heritage, family 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Their clanging is supposed to scare away evil spirits, which are symbolized in the figure of the bear. AP PHOTOS: Costumes, cowbells herald Spanish winter ritual 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z “It does not reduce my desire to drive away all the evil spirits that have now occupied our territories.” Ukraine: A Culture in the Cross Hairs 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Red beans are also believed to prevent disease and protect against the evil spirits that prevail in the winter time, said Gloria Kim, who manages the Koreatown Senior and Community Center. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z "The evil spirit of Handel's enchantress Alcina evidently infected one audience member at Tuesday's premiere of this new production," he wrote. Royal Opera House bans audience member for heckling child actor 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z But she confronts the evil spirit — literally, in her mind — and attempts to defeat it, only to be swallowed whole. Opinion | Traumatized? Horror like ‘Halloween Ends’ shows how to fight back. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Horror films usually fall steeply in their second week of release but “Smile,” a creepy thriller about trauma and evil spirits, dropped just 22%. ‘Amsterdam’ and ‘Lyle Lyle’ struggle, letting ‘Smile’ repeat 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Devotees, who abstain from sex, alcohol, and meat during the festival, say the piercings symbolise repentance for sins and is meant to ward off evil spirits. Ritual piercings mark annual Taoist festival in Thailand 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z And what herb in the Middle Ages was believed to ward off evil spirits? Head to Joshua Tree to snag these rare native plants before they're gone 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The death curse is like contagious PTSD: Anyone who witnesses the suicide of the person compelled to kill themselves by this “evil spirit” catches the curse and has to pass it on. Review: Is horror movie 'Smile' so dumb that it's actually smart? Who knows! 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z These types of objects were hung in homes in the British Isles in the 17th Century to ward off evil spirits. The mysteries that gave birth to the world’s newest micronation 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z It was a sign of pride of womanhood, beauty and protection from evil spirits. In Okinawa, a push to revive a lost tattoo art for women, by women 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z At its core, Zoroastrianism emphasizes a never-ending battle between good and evil — a contest between the religion’s God, Ahura Mazda, and an evil spirit, Ahriman. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z During the festival, a series of rituals are carried out to ward off evil spirits, spark ample rains and bring good will to the community. AP PHOTOS: India’s Assam state celebrates harvest festival 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The child, Arely Naomi Proctor, died last September after family members performed a ceremony because they believed she was “possessed by an evil spirit,” court documents show. Grandfather, uncle of girl killed in exorcism arrested 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z The child died last September after family members performed a ceremony to “liberate her of her evil spirits,” church officials told the Mercury News. 3-year-old girl allegedly killed in 'exorcism' at San Jose church 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The child, Arely Naomi Proctor, died last September after family members performed a ceremony to “liberate her of her evil spirits,” church officials told the San Jose Mercury News. California child died after exorcism, church officials say 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z It was only blind bad luck that Valeriy had arrived at the same time as the "evil spirits", as she called them. In Ukrainian villages, a desperate wait for news of the missing 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z This ancient event’s original purpose was to ward off evil spirits. AP PHOTOS: Greeks celebrate Easter without restrictions 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z The grandfather told the Mercury News last week that he performed a ceremony on the child to “liberate her of her evil spirits.” Grandfather, uncle of girl killed in exorcism arrested 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Those schemes, when they come to pass, are initially attributed to the work of evil spirits. Review: Robert Eggers' mighty Viking epic 'The Northman' puts the art before the Norse 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Friends of the Daybells told investigators that the couple believed people could become “zombies” if they were possessed by evil spirits, a state in which their soul was trapped in limbo, according to police reports. Idaho judge: Mom accused in kids’ killings now fit for trial 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z In their place are folklore creatures and evil spirits roaming the streets. Ghostwire: Tokyo is a paranormal love letter to the city 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Tuesday — a form of protest based on a traditional activity to drive out evil spirits. Myanmar opposition protests mark general strike anniversary 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z “The tiger is a protection against evil spirits and it can defeat demons and ghosts of all kinds, and the Chinese believe that the plague is one kind of an evil spirit,” he said. Celebrations for Year of the Tiger are muted, but bring hope 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Some may even wear a charm of a different animal to block evil spirits. 2022 brings the Year of the Tiger. Are we in for a passionate, tumultuous year? 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z This story of an evil spirit in Ojibwe folklore can only be spoken with snow on the ground as a layer of protection from the monster. As COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z But Christianity is now the dominant faith in the region and many converts burn their artefacts, which the churches say are associated with evil spirits. Nigerian priest saves traditional artefacts from Christian converts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z "It's an amulet, you know? A charm people wear around the neck that wards away evil spirits. It means nothing," Maher said. Bill Maher rails against COVID restrictions: It's time to admit pandemic is 'over' 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z In 2016, he started talking to a therapist about his belief that he could exorcise evil spirits, an idea he would become preoccupied with. ‘Radicalized’ veteran gets time served for anti-police bombs 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z At times as many as 10 people were part of the loose religious group that met to pray, drive out evil spirits and seek revelations from "beyond the spiritual veil." Police detail cultish beliefs of mom charged in kids' deaths 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z At times as many as 10 people were part of the loose religious group that met to pray, drive out evil spirits and seek revelations from “beyond the spiritual veil.” Police detail cultish beliefs of mom charged in kids’ deaths 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Eury has moved to the Bronx from Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria; she feels the presence of an evil spirit that has accompanied her. 10 novels making fresh fiction out of ancient myths 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z "It's an amulet, you know? A charm people wear around the neck that wards away evil spirits. It means nothing." Bill Maher rails against COVID restrictions: It's time to admit pandemic is 'over' 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Feguenson Hermogene, a 32-year old sociologist who recently buried his aunt, said stones were placed in her hands in her coffin to help her combat any evil spirits that may wish her harm. In Haiti, festive wakes and Voodoo undertakers help mourners say their last goodbyes 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The Daybells believed "zombies" were people who had died and their bodies had been possessed by evil spirits. Police detail cultish beliefs of mom charged in kids' deaths 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The Daybells believed “zombies” were people who had died and their bodies had been possessed by evil spirits. Police detail cultish beliefs of mom charged in kids’ deaths 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Incense was a practical tool, weapon and medicine at once, wielded to banish foul smells and with them disease and evil spirits, from pre-Columbian Mesoamerica to medieval Europe to the Himalayas. The Consolations of Incense 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z The ceremony ended with women in national costumes showering Guryeva’s new vehicle with flour, in line with a traditional belief that it helps provide longevity, and burnt a herb called harmala to spook evil spirits. Turkmenistan lauds its first Olympic medalist 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Like the curved corners of classical Japanese roofs, the houju wards off evil spirits, protecting the rest of the lantern. Japan’s other gift at the Tidal Basin At night, the din of pots and pans being banged reverberates across Yangon, in a tradition designed to expel evil spirits. Myanmar's youth savored their taste of democracy. Will they fight to get it back? 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Whole streets and neighborhoods joined in, following a local tradition to ward off evil spirits with drums. Myanmar coup sparks resistance movement as Suu Kyi is charged 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z The legend goes that the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the year. Some Orthodox Christians ignore COVID warnings on Epiphany 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z “We pray that God might purify this place of evil spirits, that he might purify the hearts of those who perpetrated this blasphemy,” Cordileone said. Exorcism: Increasingly frequent, including after US protests 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z People then wore masks and costumes in order to disguise themselves from evil spirits who might mean them harm. Editorial Roundup: Alabama 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Despite characterizations in popular culture, the Chronicle reports that exorcism is more commonly a solemn ceremony to evict the devil or evil spirits from an area or person. Archbishop performs exorcism at spot where protesters toppled Serra statue 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Despite characterizations in popular culture, the newspaper reports that exorcism is more commonly a solemn ceremony to evict the devil or evil spirits from an area or person. Archbishop performs exorcism to cleanse protest site 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Powers, who does not know Barrett, frequently witnessed people speaking in tongues and frenzied calls for evil spirits to be expelled, episodes that usually led to exorcisms. 'It instilled such problems': ex-member of Amy Coney Barrett's faith group speaks out 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Across the country, apostolic believers line up to collect “holy” water, oil, pieces of cloth and clay pots that they believe offer protection from “evil spirits” that bring poverty and disease. As Africa’s COVID-19 cases rise, faith is put to the test 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Mohamed's family believed that his effeminate behaviour was a result of being possessed by a female jinn, or evil spirit, so the staff claimed they would drive it out. ‘Don’t come back, they’ll kill you for being gay’ 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Cardea, the Roman patron goddess of hinges and pivotal life changes, withheld evil spirits from crossing thresholds. Opinion | Have Separation Anxiety? Try Holding a Hinge 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z A woman is cursed by a dwarf after she rejects his advances, then has an enormous baby possessed by the evil spirit of the dwarf. Movies on TV this week, May 31: A Clockwork Orange and more 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Originally hung to scare off evil spirits, the monster’s head doubled as a hideous waterspout that drained rainwater down off the roof and out the beast’s mouth. The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z When the doll awakens the room’s evil spirits, it soon becomes a night of terror for the couple’s young daughter and her friends. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020: 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' and more 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z In west Africa fear and notions of evil spirits exacerbate the suffering of the sick, and the sight of people shackled to trees or stakes in the ground is not uncommon. 'All we can offer is the chain': the scandal of Ghana's shackled sick 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, there's no way to be certain whether it was a witch bottle used to keep away evil spirits or just a centuries-old bottle full of nails, as the top of it was broken. Civil War-era 'witch bottle' found in Virginia 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Instead of following that path of spirituality, he went into stand-up comedy and then acting, for which he is perhaps best-known for battling evil spirits in the 1984 box office smash Ghostbusters. Dan Aykroyd: From battling spirits to selling them 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z By tradition, the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the year. Seeking the cross: Icy dips mark the feast of Epiphany 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Attempts to impose order on the chaos by assigning each Krampus with a starting number and setting up barriers between the evil spirits and spectators have not always been successful. Austria struggles with marauding Krampus demons gone rogue 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z “Daisy wheels comprise a single, endless line which supposedly confused and entrapped evil spirits,” explained the organization. Mysterious hidden 'witches’ marks' revealed 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The series captures the arrestingly unsettled atmosphere as an evil spirit terrorizes an unsuspecting family’s home, deftly using quiet creaks and dark shadows that grow increasingly hostile. 10 under-the-radar TV shows to scare you senseless this Halloween 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The first “Gallows” suffered from the uninspired way it squeezed a routine “evil spirit stalks obnoxious teens” tale into the then-overused found-footage format. Review: Awkwafina and pals bring girl power to 'Paradise Hills'; and more 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z These people are so programmed to fear Satan and evil spirits that they are disconnected from their own critical thinking and from their own consciences. Can members of the Trump cult be deprogrammed after the leader falls? Steven Hassan says yes 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Determined not to let a demon ruin his sex life, a man hires a priest, ghost busters and others to banish an evil spirit from his possessed girlfriend. Movies on TV for Oct. 6-12: 'Throne of Blood' and more 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z One enchanted jewel stands between Earth and an army of evil spirits led by Phears, a devious ghoul. Movies on TV this week: Sept. 29: 'Almost Famous' and more 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z The same evil spirit echoed this year in a Walmart in El Paso, where a gunman went looking for Hispanics to kill - and slaughtered 22. Florida editorial roundup 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z In August 2018, a woman shopping near Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue was approached by two strangers who appeared alarmed by what they described as evil spirits surrounding her, according to a criminal complaint. This Upper West Side Psychic Parlor Specializes in Reincarnation (Its Own) 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Reehil wrote, “The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells; which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the person reading the text.” Harry Potter removed from Nashville Catholic school library 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z “The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells; which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the person reading the text.” Harry Potter books removed from Catholic school 'on exorcists' advice' 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Missing objects and strange noises soon escalated into evil spirits and a reported demonic possession. Maine couple purchases infamous 'Conjuring' home, says it's still haunted: 'footsteps, knocks ... lights flashing' 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z At one point, the authors claim that people with mental illnesses were “assumed to be possessed by evil spirits” right into the nineteenth century, “when medical science chased away the spirits”. A tale of two disorders: syphilis, hysteria and the struggle to treat mental illness 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Growing up, her grandparents had whispered about the realm of evil spirits, but her mother, a devout Jehovah’s Witness, discouraged her daughter from ever talking about them. On a vast reservation, female Navajo officers patrol with bulletproof vests and protective amulets 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z A séance scam leads to terror when an evil spirit possesses a widow’s youngest daughter in 1967 Los Angeles. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Those who left the group reported brutal rituals, called “threshing floors” in which people were beaten as punishment for sinful actions or to drive out evil spirits. South Korean cult leader who held 400 people captive in Fiji jailed for six years 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Shin also routinely subjected followers to mass beatings meant to drive out evil spirits. Doomsday cult leader who held 400 captive, beat them to 'drive out evil spirits,' gets 6-year sentence 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The stones weren’t talismans for hunting or warding off evil spirits. Opinion | We have slashed and burned the core features of childhood 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z She calls a brother to do the preparations in the garage and then rushes home to purge herself of evil spirits. On a vast reservation, female Navajo officers patrol with bulletproof vests and protective amulets 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Eight college friends awaken an evil spirit that feeds on souls in a haunted house. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z They are also believed to possess magical qualities that nullify witchcraft and evil spirits, according to the African Wildlife Foundation. Singapore seizes 8.8 tons of elephant ivory in record $48 million bust 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Now an art student, she says her years of abuse began when a priest convinced her parents that she was possessed by an evil spirit, and began performing exorcism rites on her. Victims of sexual abuse take on Poland’s Catholic Church 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z And when Daniela unleashes Annabelle, she releases just about every evil spirit contained in the room: a werewolf, a haunted wedding gown, a ferryman who shepherds spirits to another realm. Review: Is ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ the best film in the horror trilogy? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z And when Daniela unleashes Annabelle, she unleashes just about every evil spirit contained in the room: a werewolf, a haunted wedding gown, a ferryman who shepherds spirits to another realm. ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ review: Incredibly tense third film conjures up killer doll and other spirits 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Fire and the beating of drums create an atmosphere and are believed to protect villages from evil spirits by energizing the air. AP Photos: Tribe in northeast India prays for good harvest 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z The narrator’s parents, following a rural Vietnamese tradition of naming a child for something so worthless that the evil spirits might pass over the house and spare him, call him Little Dog. Ocean Vuong’s Life Sentences 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z That witches or evil spirits had caused an illness would have been "entirely credible at the time", she says, with counter-curses available. Prescribing deer dung and pigeon slippers 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Among them, it lists, “Are diseases caused by evil spirits? Are natural disasters caused by angry gods?” Teachers grapple with climate change: ‘A pretty scary topic’ 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z He listened as heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi descended into mental anguish, telling his mother evil spirits lurked in the hotel air-conditioning unit. Title fights often marked by week of bizarre and crazy events 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z An excavation at the site also unearthed an unusual clay jar fragment depicting a ‘grotesque’ ancient deity for scaring away evil spirits. 2,000-year-old desert settlement discovered in Israel, revealing ancient rebels' hidden tunnels 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Archaeologists in the City of David, for example, recently discovered an unusual clay jar fragment depicting a ‘grotesque’ ancient deity for scaring away evil spirits. Rare ancient treasures bearing Biblical names discovered in Jerusalem’s City of David 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z An unusual clay jar fragment depicting a ‘grotesque’ ancient deity for scaring away evil spirits has been discovered in Israel. Ancient clay jar fragment depicting 'grotesque' deity discovered in Jerusalem 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Bells have been used for centuries to call worshippers to service - which Current knew, but he also noted that bells are used “to ward off evil spirits.” Century-old Nebraska church to get new steeple 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Postmortems revealed that some of the victims suffered from abnormal heart rhythms, which could have been exacerbated by the stress of immigration and the fear of an evil spirit crushing their chest in the night. The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The "apotropaic" marks were scribed into the cave surface as they were thought to keep evil spirits coming from the underworld. 'Witches' marks' found in cave network 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Hussein-Suale's first big story came in 2013 when he travelled with Anas to northern Ghana to expose witchdoctors behind the poisoning of children - often children with disabilities - believed to be possessed by evil spirits. Murder in Accra: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z “This grotesque figure is apparently intended to evoke joy and laughter and drive away the evil spirits.” Ancient clay jar fragment depicting 'grotesque' deity discovered in Jerusalem 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z “The other villagers think that someone put an evil spirit on him and that he’s the victim of witchcraft,” Dande told Caters News Agency. Family desperately racing to help boy, 4, with massive facial tumor 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z He wrote a scrap of an African fantasy story, set in a world ruled by eight evil spirits. Why Marlon James Decided to Write an African “Game of Thrones” 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Tradition holds that the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the year. Ice bath for Jesus: Orthodox worshippers celebrate Epiphany 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z The dancers blacken their faces - a practice which has drawn some controversy - but Mr McNulty said this referenced the Moors' mining heritage and the pagan belief it would ward off evil spirits. There's nowt so queer as folklore 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Ghosts were alleged to have tormented a former president who called in clergymen to "exorcise evil spirits" from the palace, named after Malawi's founding leader, the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda. Africa in 2019: Beyoncé, Bashir and Big Brother 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z “Hearts of the Missing,” Carol Potenza’s debut novel, is a yarn wrapped in Pueblo Indian mythology, forensic evidence, ancient rituals, DNA tests, evil spirits, greed and violence. Review: ‘Hearts of the Missing’ is a baffling mystery 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z It was merely a misinterpretation of the ritual that some indigenous people practised – cutting and burning the dead to avoid their return as evil spirits. The lesson from this missionary’s death? Leave the Sentinelese alone | Ajay Saini 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z One night, when Jeff Majors was fifteen, he dreamed that he was being pursued by evil spirits. Reconsidering the Harp 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z No longer were there evil spirits lurking close by, to dive in at the slightest sign of trouble or joy, no angels watching from afar to offer protection. My fundamentalist childhood: less like a temple, more like a cage 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z His congregation swelled from 10 to 60 in three years; as well as the youth, he had converted one old woman from whom he had exorcised an evil spirit. 'Our god is stronger' - can biodiverse Bijagós fend off evangelical threat? 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Police allege she convinced a man the only way to get rid of "evil spirits" in his home would be to sell it, and transfer the proceeds into her account. Why Canada still charges women with witchcraft 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “felon” once meant a vile or wicked person, a villain, wretch or monster, and was sometimes applied to the devil or an evil spirit. Could an Ex-Convict Become an Attorney? I Intended to Find Out 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z In many revival churches, according to Mr Mwema Ngandu, preachers talk about the "single spirit" as though people inhabited by an evil spirit of celibacy needed to "see the light" and get married. 'Why we faked our Facebook wedding' 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z It unleashed within us the evil spirits that we thought had been tamed by centuries of education on the part of our most noble men. Analyse this: what Freud can teach us about Trumpism 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Among the services listed on the Psychic Kaballah Network’s site are spiritual readings, predictions for the future, protection and casting away of evil spirits, and help to “resolve court cases victoriously.” Spiritual Leader Raped 2 Women During Ceremonies, Prosecutors Say 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The accused often advertise themselves as a psychic or religious healer, and demand large sums of money to help remove curses or evil spirits from clients, police say. Why Canada still charges women with witchcraft 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Defense lawyer Maria Constantopoulou said her clients said they believed they were ridding the world of evil spirits and purifying the artifacts - all Christian-era - by anointing them with oil. Greek court convicts 2 over ‘religious’ museum oil attacks 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Defense lawyer Maria Constantopoulou said her clients said they believed they were ridding the world of evil spirits and purifying the artifacts — all Christian-era — by anointing them with oil. Greek court convicts 2 over ‘religious’ museum oil attacks 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Now that everything is permitted, now that rules are whatever we make them to be, how can we tame those evil spirits ourselves? Analyse this: what Freud can teach us about Trumpism 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Former college friends gather online for old times and inadvertently unleash an evil spirit. L.A. movie openings, Sept. 13-14 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Sent to live with her aunt, a young woman unleashes an evil spirit when she tries to contact her dead mother. L.A. movie openings, Aug. 10 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z And that is when he gets the most trouble from the evil spirits. The Personal Wake-up Call to Prayers, a Ramadan Tradition, Is Endangered 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z History is full of examples of things that many people once believed, but which most people now think are false: the Earth is flat; the Sun moves around the Earth, evil spirits cause disease. What Elon Musk doesn’t understand about journalism 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Taylor in the book recounts his traumatic experiences as a firefighter, and how, suffering from anxiety and depression, he began to hear from both God and evil spirits. Did Trump fulfill a divine prophecy? What to expect from a new Liberty University film. 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z He was shown a handmade hunting boomerang and took part in a traditional smoking ceremony, said to help ward off evil spirits, before joining a discussion on sustainable forestry. Prince Charles reunited with 'kiss' fan 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z Worse, Bagans keeps insisting that events in "Demon House" illustrate how evil spirits pass from person to person, and he uses this hooey to explain actual human suffering. Zak Bagans' documentary 'Demon House' is too much hooey, not enough boo 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z "The Chinese," he said, "invented gunpowder. And used it, just as we do now, to foil the evil spirits." Hard-drinking newspapermen and tough-talking brutes populate David Mamet's novel 'Chicago' 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z He said, “No, it’s not a joke, the shaman’s got to get rid of the evil spirits.” Real-Estate Agents on Their Diva Clients 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z For them, it meant the peaceful use of something lethal - gunpowder - deployed in hopes the noise and light would scare away evil spirits. At Olympics, fiery optics both entertaining and symbolic 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z LaBossiere and Hilaire told police children sometimes get burned as the evil spirits leave the body following the ritual, which involves prayers, rubbing special oils and burning incense. Police: girl disfigured in Haitian voodoo ritual 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z The unnamed woman was already prone to believe in the presence of evil spirits, prosecutors said. Psychic paid $3.5 million for exorcisms gets prison for evading U.S. t 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z A bucket-shaped mask with an open mouth and cut-out eyes is the oldest object, dating to 3500 BC, when an exorcist would have worn it while performing rituals to ward off evil spirits and misfortune. Exhibit explores the history of China’s first emperor 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z He did find some evil spirits but luckily he was able to get rid of them. Real-Estate Agents on Their Diva Clients 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Some European settlers believed periwinkle kept evil spirits away. Book details Smokies’ cemeteries and their eternal residents 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Weier believed that the Ouija board had released an evil spirit that was pressing down on her bed, and also brought about the return of Slenderman, according to a court report. Wisconsin girl in 'Slenderman' stabbing sentenced to 25 years in psych 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z The unnamed woman was already prone to believe in the presence of evil spirits, prosecutors said. Psychic paid $3.5 million for exorcisms gets prison for evading U.S. t 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Some spoke of “levitating” the Pentagon and “exorcising” the evil spirits inside. How this 1967 Vietnam war protest carried the seeds of American division 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z A few months before the demonstration, Hoffman and Rubin held a news conference to detail their plans of an “exorcism to cast out evil spirits” by the “flower power contingent.” The day anti-Vietnam War protesters tried to levitate the Pentagon 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z He would strangle the enemy, slay the curse, vanquish the evil spirits of Octobers past. Cubs beat the Nationals 9-8 to set up an NLCS rematch with the Dodgers 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Weier believed that the Ouija board had released an evil spirit that was pressing down on her bed, and also brought about the return of Slenderman, according to a court report. Wisconsin girl in 'Slenderman' stabbing sentenced to 25 years in psych 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Some argue that it dates back to the indigenous Nuragic civilization and was originally intended as a gesture of reverence for animals, and to serve as protection from evil spirits. Inside an Ancient Pagan Ritual That Makes Men Become Monsters 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The letter also pointed to a dictionary definition of hurricane as "evil spirit" to help back up its point. The Woman Who Helped Change How Hurricanes Are Named 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Vague dread quickly escalates to terror for the trio — though not the audience — as Kate, Chris and James discover evil spirits haunt the spot. Run-of-the-mill horror film 'Temple' delivers the same old evil spirits 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Temple Searching for a temple in rural Japan, three Americans encounter horrifying evil spirits. L.A. movie openings, Sept. 1 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z She compared her work to “therapy,” and said she did not engage in the sort of schemes — claims of evil spirits and cursed money — that attract the police to some psychic parlors. Psychic Saw a New Home in Her Future, Before Crossing Paths With Police 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z She keeps an ugly statue at her gate: a tokoloshe, or evil spirit in the local traditional belief, installed by a witch doctor to ward off superstitious rhino poachers. A woman fights to save her rhinos armed only with her grandmother's shotgun 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The Japanese have been drinking sake since around the eight century, originally believing that it warded off evil spirits. As Japan falls out of love with sake, the world orders another glass 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z These firecrackers were often used during New Year Festivals and weddings to scare off evil spirits. How Fireworks Became a Fourth of July Tradition 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z “Fake spiritual leaders are accusing children of being possessed before extorting money from the distressed families as payment to exorcise the ‘evil spirits’.” ‘I hope one day we'll see an end to abuse’: the woman striving to save Congo’s kids | Hannah Summers 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z “We talked for quite a bit. She said I shouldn’t worry, that he’ll come back. But she said he was surrounded by evil spirits and that first he needed to get rid of them.” How to tell if a psychic is more interested in cash than clairvoyance 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Where the character left off: After venturing into the mysterious Black Lodge, he is inhabited by the evil spirit Bob. Everything you need to know before tonight's 'Twin Peaks' premiere 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z He recalls how Muyembe-Tamfum — who could not be reached for comment — helped to contain past outbreaks by telling village chiefs that Ebola was an evil spirit, which passes by touching the infected. Ebola vaccine could get first real-world test in emerging outbreak 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z He said family members believed him possessed by an evil spirit, or jinn. Charities sound the alarm on male honour abuse - BBC News 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z At the police station a female detainee claimed they were trying to rid the children of evil spirits. ‘I hope one day we'll see an end to abuse’: the woman striving to save Congo’s kids | Hannah Summers 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Their exteriors were covered with thatch, except for a door in the back and the front—both low enough, I was told, to keep out evil spirits. The Lost City of Z 2005-09-12T04:00:00Z The film follows a young man struggling with negative aspects of himself that manifest into an evil spirit, and how the struggle helps him discover himself. Lakota filmmaker receives Sundance Fellowship 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z For instance, in his 1751 work Peregrine Pickle, Tobias Smollett refers to Davy Jones as "the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep". The people behind famous phrases - BBC News 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z According to police, Tzampop said he felt an evil spirit after heavily drinking the night before. Guatemalan man sentenced in roommate’s death 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Some think that people with psychiatric conditions are possessed by evil spirits. China wakes up to its mental-health problems 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z It might be a ritual object placed there to ward off evil spirits 300 years ago, or a few decades ago. The History Hidden in the Walls 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Their cultural origins in seventh-century China, where they were intended to scare off evil spirits, are to be respected. Sex, suicide, torture: are arthouse films really so sophisticated? | Catherine Shoard 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z In one incident, which was widely shared he was shown stepping on the abdomen of a woman, who was reportedly pregnant, to exorcise her from being possessed by evil spirits. The men who claim to be Africa's 'miracle workers' - BBC News 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z This Halloween the British public are being encouraged to help create a record of ritual protection symbols carved on historic buildings to protect inhabitants from witches or evil spirits. British Public Urged to Look for Witches' Marks on Doorways This Halloween 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Members of the public are being asked to help create a record of ritual markings on buildings that were once believed to ward off evil spirits. Public asked to record 'witch' markings on Halloween - BBC News 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Chan said the woman had been approached on the street by a woman who told her that “her grandchildren have an evil spirit.” In a Promise to Lift a Curse, a Scheme to Steal Chinese Immigrants’ Savings 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Non-believers argue that so-called possession by evil spirits is simply a medieval superstition or myth. Exorcism in Italy a job 'too scary' for young priests - BBC News 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The latest case in point: the Iranian ghost story “Under the Shadow,” which is as much a study of a changing society as it is a story of evil spirits. 'Under the Shadow,' a genuinely terrifying ghost story from Iran 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z "He is not mad, he used to practise black magic and now he's been possessed by an evil spirit," she tells me. Why Pakistan's poor seek mental health cure at shrine - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The symbols, which were intended to protect inhabitants and visitors of buildings from witches and evil spirits, took many forms, including patterns and sometimes letters. Public asked to record 'witch' markings on Halloween - BBC News 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z The scammer, according to Ms. Chan, told her friend that to get rid of the evil spirit, “you have to go home, get your money and jewelry.” In a Promise to Lift a Curse, a Scheme to Steal Chinese Immigrants’ Savings 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Those who claim to be possessed by evil spirits are people suffering from easily explicable psychological or psychiatric problems, they say. Exorcism in Italy a job 'too scary' for young priests - BBC News 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Fortunetellers and sellers of charms to ward off evil spirits were branded “sorcerers” and beheaded publicly. Inside the brutal but bizarrely bureaucratic world of the Islamic State in Libya 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The film, in which fashion model Cara Delevingne also appears as an archaeologist possessed by an evil spirit, is released in the UK and US on Friday. Suicide Squad director shrugs off film's negative reviews - BBC News 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The most common type was the "Daisy Wheel", which looked like a flower drawn with a compass in a single endless line that was supposed to confuse and entrap evil spirits. Public asked to record 'witch' markings on Halloween - BBC News 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Saturday I tried fought off an evil spirit with the help of two friends — one of which I’m pretty sure was a lycanthrope. The year that virtual reality took over Comic-Con 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Amidst the pile of papers on his desk, he finds the cross he uses to expel evil spirits. Exorcism in Italy a job 'too scary' for young priests - BBC News 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z "Lights Out" centers on a family that is haunted by an evil spirit and was developed by director David F. Sandberg from a 2013 short film. Box Office: 'Star Trek Beyond' racks up solid $59.6 million, 'Lights Out' scores 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z Young men symbolically drive away evil spirits by beating the roof of every house with bamboo poles as part of the festival. Image of Asia: Dancing in the mud at farm festival in India 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Crops mysteriously fail, livestock turn nasty, a child vanishes and another appears to be possessed by an evil spirit. Grimm up north: Childhood tales prepared Dickie for The Witch - BBC News 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The fossils of Gualicho, named after an evil spirit feared by Patagonia's indigenous Tehuelche people, were discovered in Argentina's Rio Negro Province. Fearsome Argentine dinosaur had pitifully puny arms 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z “I just felt a mixture of the good and evil spirits. I also felt my grandpa who passed on.” Las Vegas Paiute boy given the sacred mantle of song carrier 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Is it possible to be a sophisticated psychiatrist and believe that evil spirits are, however seldom, assailing humans? As a psychiatrist, I diagnose mental illness. Also, I help spot demonic possession. 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Many people dance and sing around a newly raised maypole and bonfires are lit to keep evil spirits away. Your Friday Briefing 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The rest deliver at home, and physicians here concede that babies born with birth defects such as microcephaly are sometimes abandoned in communities where deformities are viewed as the work of evil spirits. While Latin America struggles over Zika, Haiti faces epidemic with a shrug 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z "At night there are evil spirits - my mother and brother used to see the ghost of an old woman." The house where the Philippines' forgotten 'comfort women' were held - BBC News 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Given his family’s history in seventh games, Curry ought to consider hanging garlic bulbs from his locker to ward off evil spirits. Warriors Face Game 7, a Situation Steve Kerr Is Familiar With 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z “There’s a superstition about using old building components, because people think there might be evil spirits in the material from its past life.” Story of cities #47: Myanmar rising – how democracy is changing Yangon's skyline 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The movie follows a policeman's quest to track down an evil spirit driving local residents to commit gruesome murders. 'Gokseong' director apologises to cast for demanding shoot 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The reboot of "The Exorcist" comes more than four decades after the premiere of the Oscar-nominated film about a young girl who is possessed by an evil spirit. 'The Exorcist' and 'Lethal Weapon' are among new series ordered by Fox 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z In short, that prison continues to haunt us like an evil spirit. We’re never closing Guantánamo: America is still living in George W. Bush’s shadow 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z “In Korean mythology, fire purges any and all evil spirits from a house. A fire is a very lucky and good thing.” After fire, Capitol Hill rowhouse rises from ashes 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z The "we" are some evil spirits and the "here" is the requisite creepy old house in New England in the 2015 indie horror flick "We Are Still Here." TV This Week, March 13-19: 'Pee-wee's Big Holiday' and more 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The problem is particularly acute in Benin, the country which is regarded as the home of voodoo, where healers and preachers are sought to purge such "evil spirits". Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z From the Philippines to North Korea and Indonesia people ushered in the Year of the Monkey with traditional dragon and lion dances, games and firecrackers to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck. Year of the Monkey marked with celebrations throughout Asia 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Tokyo - Thousands of people threw beans to ward off evil spirits and bring luck at Tokyo's Zojoji temple on Wednesday during a festival to mark the eve of spring according to the lunar calendar. Japanese ward off evil spirits at bean-throwing festival 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z A police investigation is still under way, but villagers believe the cause of the fire is supernatural, started by "djinn", mythological evil spirits. Egyptian village blaming fires on 'evil spirits' - BBC News 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Here’s the actual deal with the movie: yes, ‘It Follows’ was a well-reviewed horror movie that was released in 2015, and yes, it is about an evil spirit that possesses people. Here's the Horror Movie That Ted Cruz Referenced at the GOP Debate 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z What’s more, children with congenital deformities are sometimes seen as possessed by evil spirits and murdered unless somehow rescued and raised elsewhere, such as by missionaries, he added. Minnesota technology team helps surgeon’s Peru mission 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z The custom is believed to ward off evil spirits and still takes place regularly in parts of Scotland today. Lifting the lid on pre-wedding blackenings in Scotland - BBC News 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Many West Africans believe a child is born disabled due to a bad act committed by a relative, the presence of a curse or evil spirit, or even because the mother ate catfish while pregnant. From curse to catfish: West Africa schools tackle stigma of disability 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z He bought a $40,000 ring from Tiffany & Company for Brandy to ward off evil spirits. Man Who Gave Psychics $718,000 ‘Just Got Sucked In’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Coke is used in religious rites; burping rids the body of evil spirits. How one of the most obese countries on earth took on the soda giants 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z They were ‘‘worn as a form of protection in the grave, since it was thought you would be confronted by evil spirits,’’ explains Nicole Coverelli, one of the museum’s full-time docents. A Quiet Swiss Town’s Unlikely Treasure: Shoes 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Sheldon said the array of work boots and ladies’ slippers probably represents the European tradition of placing a shoe in a new construction site to ward off evil spirits. As Halloween lovers venture out in search of a scare, tour guides provide a history lesson 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z The practice of carving jack-o’-lanterns started in the British Isles, where people cut faces into turnips to ward off evil spirits. New York Today: Mourning an Officer 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Rice said he had just paid Christina $90,000 that she said was needed to build a bridge of gold in another dimension to trick an evil spirit that was haunting Michelle. Man Who Gave Psychics $718,000 ‘Just Got Sucked In’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Dr. Usupov said addicts are told a legend about the site, of a warrior who fought evil spirits there and won. Addicts in Kyrgyzstan Fight to Break Heroin’s Grip, Armed With Stones 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The elders favored traditional healers who used herbal concoctions, incantations and spells to drive away evil spirits or remove curses. The Chains of Mental Illness in West Africa 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z In another case a child was attacked by his mother, who bit him on the face and tried to smother him, because she believed he was a "witch possessed by evil spirits". 'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise - BBC News 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z The rundown: Three teens sneak into their high school basement where two classmates were murdered exactly one year ago, only to unleash evil spirits. 'A Christmas Horror Story' leaves eerie gift in your stocking 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Another involved turning a cafe upside down, as an actor, posing as a customer, was apparently possessed by an evil spirit. Shock tactics: How to make a big splash with a small budget - BBC News 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z For example, the devil is often portrayed as left-handed, and people throw salt over their left shoulder to ward off evil spirits that dwell there.” Left-handed preschooler, 4, allegedly ordered to use ‘correct’ right hand 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Oct. 27-30: In this ancient three-day festival, villagers gather at a 7th-century Buddhist temple, one of the oldest in Bhutan, and dance in masks and costumes to drive away the evil spirits. From Mexico to Mongolia: Seven Far-Out Trips for Fall 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Inside the three-story home, overlapping “Vs” are scratched into door frames and studs as a symbol to ward off evil spirits. Elizabeth City house weaves tales from the 1700s 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z The sequel to 2012 "Sinister" follows a mother and her twin sons after they find themselves in a house marked for death as an evil spirit. 'Straight Outta Compton' tops box office for second weekend, crosses $100 million 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z The sequel follows a mother and her twin sons after they find themselves in a house marked for death as an evil spirit. 'Straight Outta Compton' expected to continue box-office reign 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z There is silence, emptiness, sadness, as if an evil spirit is haunting the stage. What You Missed While Not Watching the Republican Undercard Debate 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The Kathmandu Post newspaper said the father of a man who was ill had confessed to the killing “to chase away the evil spirits” from his ailing son, after seeking advice from a village shaman. Five people arrested in Nepal after death of boy in suspected human sacrifice 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Dodge wrote that the tribes stayed away from the tower because they believed evil spirits occupied the area. Tribes seek to change name of Devils Tower 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Various parts are thought to bring good luck or ward off evil spirits, whereas eyes and brains are prized for clairvoyance. Vulture populations plummet across Africa 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The advice underlines the unease felt within Britain’s Buddhist community about the increasingly divisive presence of the Shugden sect, which believes in an evil spirit that inflicts madness and death on its enemies. ‘Extremist’ sect threatens protests against Dalai Lama during UK visit 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Teixeira said his father-in-law was convinced that an evil spirit was causing his problems and had suggested that the young preacher might drive it away. The Child Preachers of Brazil 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Those included $80,000 for a bridge of gold she said would trap evil spirits in another realm. New York man says fortuneteller scammed him out of a fortune 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Those included $80,000 for a bridge she said would trap evil spirits into another realm. New York man says fortuneteller scammed him out of a fortune 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Not evil spirits haunting him from another realm. He Went to the Fortuneteller. Now His Fortune Is Gone. 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z “Do you want to clean the evil spirit and improve your spiritual life?” Who was Man Haron Monis? Plenty of intrigue but no clear answers from the Sydney siege inquest 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z It would cost less to not build men kan, with the only drawback being an excess of evil spirits in the house. Viewpoint: Across China by wheelchair - BBC News 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z Red is seen as a lucky colour in Asia, expected to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck. Why red lingerie is big in Asia 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Year after year, to the accompaniment of firecracker bursts and drums, the ritual is repeated as protection against evil spirits. Celebrating the Chinese Lion Dance 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z He also too evil spirits and but them into pigs and drove them to their deaths. Death by Robot 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The mother and companion told authorities that they were “Demon Assassins” cleansing the children of evil spirits. Homicides remain steady in District, Prince George’s 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Simply put, it’s about the Christmas tree, whose twinkling lights, it’s long been said, protect against the dark and evil spirits. With gifts of ornaments, his Christmas tree, and the holiday, became priceless 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind. REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Christmas Advent well worth the wait 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Halloween carries age-old traditions of replicating the dead and evil spirits, and avoiding offense to every group is impossible, said Jon Wood, assistant professor of religion at George Washington University. Offensive Halloween costumes toe line between good fun, bad taste 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z There are men who carry flaming barrels of tar through a Devon village, folk who pour cider over apple tree roots and cross-dressing troupes who perform something called Soul Caking to ward off evil spirits. England's strange winter rituals 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Ebola isn’t just a virus, it’s an evil spirit that takes over your body. In a Liberian slum swarming with Ebola, a race against time to save two little girls "From today, no evil spirit, no demon will survive the Almighty!" he shouted, and the crowd roared "Amen!" Nigeria's 'megachurches': a hidden pillar of Africa's top economy 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Zhang Fan and Lu called the victim "an evil spirit" and a "demon" before the group beat her with a chair, mops and kicked and trampled on her with leather shoes, the court said. China Sentences 2 to Death for Cult-Related Murder 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Despite Sarchie’s protestations, Mendoza is convinced that these crimes are the work of an evil spirit, a theory that becomes more plausible once the policeman starts being plagued by upsetting, gruesome visions of ghouls. 'Deliver Us From Evil' review 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z The fight against evil spirits continues the following month in the orchards of southern England, where Apple wassails, or Apple Howling ceremonies, are common. England's strange winter rituals 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z But he said he saw an evil spirit enter his wife in the bedroom. Accused 'saw wife with four heads' 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Brown said he would succeed at getting state control of federal lands by using “spiritual warfare” to “bind the evil spirits that are behind the feds.” Candidates in Idaho’s GOP race for governor debate 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z As NBC News writes, “some believe that children’s wailing wards off evil spirits.” Watch These Adorable Babies Compete in a Crying Contest 2014-05-07T16:19:42Z Exorcism is “the practice of expelling evil spirits.” Exorcism is back! Meet the mavericks who will teach you how to cure demonic possession 2014-05-04T19:30:00Z Shots are also fired through the branches to ward off evil spirits. England's strange winter rituals 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The villagers became convinced he was possessed by evil spirits, and were about to chain him upside down to a tree to be "healed" by the local soothsayer. The sanitary pad revolutionary 2014-03-04T00:35:20Z The Chinese traditionally set off firecrackers and fireworks during the New Year to drive away evil spirits and bad luck. China media: New Year greetings 2014-01-31T07:00:25Z The explosions of Lunar New Year fireworks are considered a sound of celebration and a deterrent to evil spirits. Sinosphere Blog: Pet Owners Brace for Chinese New Year Fireworks 2014-01-29T20:10:27Z Worse, if Ms. Karande wanted, they could be irreversibly cursed with her supposed powers to channel gods and evil spirits alike. India Ink: The Ties that Bind Transgendered Communities 2013-12-19T07:40:48Z Pregnant women were not permitted to visit the forest, amid fears that an evil spirit would possess their unborn child. 'Spirit boy' to soldier 2013-11-25T21:52:01Z "We loathe this kind of ignorant behavior, and detest these evil spirits." China paper blames blind faith of "uncultured" youth for Xinjiang unrest 2013-11-05T05:53:22Z The girl, who studied at a school run by his foundation in Madhya Pradesh, had been brought to Jodhpur by her parents, devotees of the godman, to be rescued from evil spirits. India Ink: The Advantages of Being Asaram Bapu 2013-08-30T13:57:37Z Kyrgyzstan In Kyrgyzstan a dried wolf paw is placed under the baby’s pillow to ward off evil spirits and protect them from bad dreams. Royal baby: What gift would you give? 2013-07-10T12:16:55Z “The bottle is the most important item for me,” says the 88-year-old healer pictured above, who says he specialises in banishing evil spirits. In pictures: Tanzania's traditional healers 2013-06-17T02:30:29Z But what worries villagers more is to be possessed by a evil spirit, by the ghosts that dwell in the forest. Living with ghosts in the Himalayas 2013-06-15T23:56:03Z Witch doctors who claim to cure sickness or chase out evil spirits with “good sorcery” also play a part by perpetuating and profiteering from superstitions. Despite Legal Moves, PNG's Terrifying Witchcraft Killings Look Set to Continue 2013-06-05T06:05:23Z But in Naiguata, the outfits are multi-coloured, with dancers wearing crosses and images of saints to "ward off evil spirits". Venezuela's dancing devils 2013-06-04T13:08:54Z Masquerades are believed to be possessed by the spirits of the dead or evil spirits. Igbo burials: How Nigeria will bid farewell to Achebe 2013-05-23T04:46:52Z Exorcism is the ancient practice of driving out demons or evil spirits from a person or place they are thought to possess. Vatican denies 'exorcism' by Pope 2013-05-21T19:39:50Z So now she is exorcising the evil spirit from my son's body. Living with ghosts in the Himalayas 2013-06-15T23:56:03Z The traditional festival is a combination of praying to the gods and driving away plague and evil spirits. Photos of the Day: May 17 2013-05-17T19:25:48Z Some locals believe they can chase away evil spirits with fire rituals. Photos of the Day: March 17 2013-03-17T21:22:22Z The explosions, believed to ward of evil spirits, are now unceasing during the holiday period. Will Chinese New Year Fireworks Make Beijing's Pollution Worse? 2013-02-09T23:50:21Z Others believe they are Shia or followers of Yarsanism, sharing its belief in seven good and evil spirits. North Iraq bomb attacks kill 25 2012-12-17T16:54:40Z Among British Asians the belief in evil spirits is not uncommon. British Asians turn to exorcists 2012-11-19T12:31:34Z The traditional festival is a combination of praying to the gods and driving away plague and evil spirits. Photos of the Day: May 17 2013-05-17T19:25:48Z Some locals believe they can chase away evil spirits with fire rituals. Photos of the Day: March 17 2013-03-17T21:22:22Z To the "Aunties" who ran the orphanage, it was evidence of the evil spirit within the three-year-old. The war orphan who became a ballerina 2012-10-15T01:43:17Z Birmingham Crown Court heard Mrs Mumtaz's in-laws thought she was possessed by evil spirits. Evil spirits murder family jailed 2012-09-24T12:33:15Z Jack, a writer, takes a job as a hotel caretaker for a year but becomes possessed by the evil spirits in the building and attacks his family. King's Shining sequel due in 2013 2012-09-19T16:46:09Z It started and spread within one local family, and initially, Ugandans believed it was an attack of evil spirits. Health Buzz: Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Uganda 2012-07-30T13:18:00Z Christine Ondoa, Uganda's minister for health, told a news conference in Kampala that people had initially put off seeking medical care because they believed the virus was the work of "evil spirits". Uganda says avoid handshakes as Ebola returns 2012-07-30T16:14:08Z She also puts a twist to an African tradition of hanging colorful bottles in trees to capture evil spirits. Turn plastic bottles into beautiful blossoms 2012-07-27T17:06:11Z Because this is the night when evil spirits are about, traditionally Latvians would protect their livestock by decorating them with wreaths made from branches and leaves. Songs, flowers and running around naked 2012-06-30T11:03:02Z At another moment, when talking about the conflict years, she told me: “Things that happen during the war are evil spirits that take control of men.” Life After A Warlord 2012-05-28T05:00:00Z “I am fully persuaded it was an evil spirit,” replies Katherine. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z I well remember farmers’ wives and others visiting him in order to secure his assistance in driving away evil spirits from their dwellings. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z Jesus believed in an arch-fiend, who was permitted by Omnipotence, the Omnipotence against which he had rebelled, to set loose countless numbers of evil spirits to work havoc on men and animals. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z The emergence of Satan as a definite supernatural personality, the head or prince of the world of evil spirits, is entirely a phenomenon of post-exilian Judaism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The tendency is to let alone the good spirits, because, being good, they will do us good of themselves, just as evil spirits do us harm unsolicited. The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion 2012-04-24T02:00:19.043Z He fancies the moon, when eclipsed, to be tormented by an evil spirit. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z The people of the neighbourhood believed that the parson had power over the evil spirits when they troubled men, hence the reason of his assistance having been so frequently sought. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z What evil spirit hath thus defiled my work? Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z We also read of the “evil spirit” that came upon Saul. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z This is one more reason for not completely dissociating the propitiation of evil spirits from the worship of kindly gods. The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion 2012-04-24T02:00:19.043Z Father! what have I done that the evil spirits should take possession of my child?” The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z The name of God is often on their lips in the form of oaths, but that of the evil spirit is never to be heard. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Was it his business to exorcise the evil spirit? The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z Many of the Puritans did, in truth, imagine him to be Rupert's evil spirit, and it was reported that the dog fed on human flesh. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z All these are intended to propitiate the evil spirits. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Jack follows her again and cuts off the demon’s head, which the prince produces, thus breaking the spell that has bound her to the evil spirits. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z Nothing, however, was ever proved; but no one could ever be induced to use that room again, the women declaring that it was haunted by evil spirits. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Despite myself, I could not help remembering much that the wild man had said to me of ghosts and evil spirits. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z That the woman was able, even if she really had the aid of evil spirits, to bring Samuel into Saul’s presence we cannot believe. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z The disciples point to the Saviour as the only one who has the power to cast out evil spirits. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z "It must have been an evil spirit," another woman said; "who else can have spoken in an unknown tongue to us?" The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Norman England I have always loved less, because, though more majestic, it became continually less Catholic, until the evil spirit of the world broke off the light yoke of faith at the so-called Reformation. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In so far as I could take his meaning, the old temple was infested by ghosts and evil spirits. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z The evil spirit, the demon of jealousy, returned to Saul. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z You don't know what a wicked mind he has—he is like an evil spirit, sent to lure me on to do something dreadful! The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z In this picture the sympathies of the artist are evidently not on the side of the evil spirits. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z So from tales of water-sprites and evil spirits, devils, dwarfs, and all manner of supernatural appearances, we rise with the feeling that we have been reading a lesson of piety, truth, integrity, and honor. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z But, however powerful and effective his charms might be to protect him from the agency of evil spirits, they did not prove sufficiently operative against the dangers of storm and tempest. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z A fit of his evil spirit was on him, and David was playing on his harp in order to beguile it away. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Norman England I have always loved less, because, although majestic, it became continually less Catholic, until the evil spirit of the world broke off the light yoke of faith at the so-called Reformation. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z We see the Euphrates drying up, and therefore we know that the evil spirits are abroad. Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z I looked in the direction pointed out, and saw a dark object tumbling about on the fiery swell, like an evil spirit in torment. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z The whole legion of evil spirits seemed to be his familiar companions, or rather his incessant enemies. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The tumult in her raging soul is like the writhing of an evil spirit. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z The Jew’s harp was played successfully, and Saul was often relieved from the evil spirit by David’s ministrations. Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z What does He say when the sixth vial is poured out, and the Euphrates is drying up, and when the three evil spirits are gone forth through Christendom? Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z Brilliant scintillations were darting from its shadowy borders, and the zigzag lightnings were playing about it, and licking its ragged folds like the tongues of an evil spirit! The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z The original Taoist doctrine was a philosophy of fatalism; it has deteriorated, however, into a belief in evil spirits, alchemy, black magic, and so forth. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z This outrageous clamor, which announced to the horror-stricken spectators the presence of a host of evil spirits, ceased as suddenly as it had begun. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z “The tendency of all theological systems to absorb into themselves the deities extraneous to themselves, not as gods, but as inferior or even evil spirits.” Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z It seems that they could not rid their minds of the tales they had heard of the Fire-gods, and neither Crouch nor Edward could persuade them that the valley was not haunted by evil spirits. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z I might present to your view the evil spirit, by which jealous and melancholy Saul was afflicted, flying, baffled and defeated, from the animating and harmonious tones of David's harp. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z The Chinese believe in the potency and the ubiquity of evil spirits. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z At night this evil spirit had stolen out and ravaged the stock and the chickens. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z The water is then exorcized and evil spirits warned off, and lastly blessed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Thor and Woden and Saxnot and all the evil spirits that are their companions. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z "She said that God sent His angels to guard those they loved, and that those angels helped them to fight evil spirits." The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z No crumb must be dropped, “lest an evil spirit get possession of it.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z One of a class of ½fallen angels;¸ an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Thanks to evidence-based reason we are blessedly liberated from ancient fears of ghosts and devils, evil spirits and djinns, magic spells and witches’ curses. Who would rally against reason? 2012-03-21T16:31:42Z The conception of evil spirits given us in the Bible is treated as an obsolete superstition; and the name of the Evil One with multitudes serves only to point a profane or careless jest. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z He pulled up with a jerk, and heard a bullet sing past his head like some evil spirit in the darkness. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z I believe God suffers us to be tempted by our own passions and unrestrained imaginations, but not by visible or invisible evil spirits. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z His father invited magicians, by their spells, to drive away the evil spirits he thought possessed his son; but Sui-tshuen said, 'How could these imps dare to oppose me? Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z The bewigged old women said it was an evil spirit, and engaged a “master of the name” to exorcise it from the community; but the number of broken windows continued to grow. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z I’ll run directly to a priest, to come and exorcise the evil spirit.’ Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Such faith, such divine forgiveness, such noble fortitude, cannot be the work of evil spirits. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z Mr. Jenkins compiles and publishes a book of “Selections from the Bible,” carefully excluding all passages relating to the Devil and evil spirits. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z They believe in evil spirits and there are medicine men and medicine women among them. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z But the verse, which will keep evil spirits at a respectful distance from every Jew who utters it, failed to exercise its powers on the rioters. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Be thankful, foolish boy," he said, "that this evil spirit has done thee no real harm; and, for the future, lay aside thy wicked follies. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z "With a lie! by confessing that I have tormented that poor child, and that I am myself possessed by evil spirits." Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z You are mistaken, young man, I am neither a spectre nor an evil spirit; I am an unfortunate who has seen better days. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z Tert. de Anima, 41, the evil of soul in part due to evil spirit. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z St. Theresa was not the only beatified enthusiast who suspected that the evil spirit occasionally interfered in those ecstatic visions. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In the West Indies the Lilac is a flower of mysterious power; its perfume keeps away evil spirits, ghosts, banshees. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z But even when there was food enough, aged persons, especially women, who were believed to be possessed of the evil spirit, were so treated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z He cast lots which of the two should be sacrificed to Jehovah and which to Azazel, the evil spirit of the desert. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z |
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