Diabolical Possession and the Case Behind The Exorcist

Sergio A. Rueda, Ph.D., is the director of the Institute of Medicine and Advanced Behavioral Technologies at Hospital Poliplaza Médica in México. He is also a trained biblical scholar, with specializations in Hebrew and Greek languages as well as biblical exegesis, archeology and theology.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.PrefaceIntroduction1. In Search of Carl Jung’s Mysterious Knife2. The Exorcist Still Turns Heads in the ­Twenty-First Century3. The Exorcist and the 1949 Mount Rainier Exorcism Case4. Overview of the 1949 Mount Rainier Exorcism5. Demonic Possession: Some Concepts and the First Exorcism of Ronald6. The Jesuit Report: The Exorcism of Ronald7. Jesuits in Action: The Masters of Exorcism8. Case Study of an Exorcism: Part II9. The Angel of Deliverance: I Command You, Satan, to Leave This Body10. Science in Search of the Truth: Assessment of the Mount Rainier Exorcism11. The Art of Trickery: The Fraud and Deception Hypothesis12. The “Occam’s Razor Principle” and the Natural Scientific Hypothesis (Especially Psychological)13. Psychic Detectives: The Parapsychological Hypothesis14. The Devil in Disguise: The Diabolical Possession Agency Hypothesis15. The Final Questions16. ConclusionAppendix A: The Letters Between the Rev. Luther Miles Schulze and Dr. J.B. RhineAppendix B: Interview with the Rev. Luther Miles Schulze and Ruth SchulzeAppendix C: Interview with Ida Mae, the Leader of the Circle of PrayersAppendix D: In the Grip of What? Interviews with Experts on Demonic PossessionAppendix E: The Documents That Unveil the Mystery of Ronald’s ExorcismChapter NotesSourcesIndex