On 29 Dec 2010 at 17:29, Mike Palij wrote: > This is not a parallel example but an example that (a) makes use of > some of the supernatural concepts referred to the in the NY Times > article and (b) how a "Western" view (at least one of them) deals with > it: > http://www.hearkenthewatchmen.com/article.asp?id=394 > > Though this links to a blog entry, one can try to find the original case > study in the New Oxford Review (whatever that is). >
It's a journal "dedicated to delivering sparkling prose on behalf of Holy Mother Church from some of the finest Catholic writers of our time". The original case study would be here, where they give you a bit of it (only) for free: http://www.newoxfordreview.org/article.jsp?did=0308-gallagher There's not enough to give a judgement on the "sparkling prose" claim, but it does seem to be thoughtful and well-written. But, of course, any explanation which invokes the supernatural places it beyond science. Rather than demonic possession, I'd suggest that the possessed victim viewed too many Hollywood movies and was engaged in role-playing, whether consciously intended or not. And there do seem to be similarities between the beliefs of psychoanalysis and its methods to support them, and those of religion. Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca --------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7544 or send a blank email to leave-7544-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
