Question

In medieval Europe, people with abnormal behaviors were often felt to be possessed by evil spirits. A common method of treatment was ______, a form of physical and mental torture conducted by priests and designed to eliminate the spirits from the afflicted person's body.

Answer 1

Answer: A common method of treatment was EXORCISM.

Explanation: Exorcism can be defined as the ritual act, religious or spiritual, of driving out evil spirits from persons, animals, places or things who are possessed by them.  Exorcism is practiced by an exorcist. In most religions, exorcists are priests. Sometimes, exorcism involves a form of physical and mental torture. Some notable relgion that practice exorcism include, christianity, islam, budhism, etc.

Answer 2

The correct answer is exorcism

Exorcism is the act of expelling or expelling demons or evil spirits, usually from people; there may be cases involving places or objects. According to the religious view, the exorcism ritual only occurs when the demonic possession (by the devil or his angels) is verified. This ritual is practiced by Catholic priests, there are reports that other cultures also performed rituals similar to this one. Currently, the Roman Catholic Church still believes in diabolical possessions and its priests perform the “royal exorcism”, a 27-page ritual where holy water, prayers and relics (or Christian symbols) are used in order to expel demons or evil spirits . There are Protestant churches that also believe in demonic possession and practice a ritual of expelling these spirits, however, unlike Catholicism, Protestantism executes expulsion solely by using the name of Christ and prophetic words.