Demon Possession and Allied Themes

John Livingstone Nevius

Being an inductive study of phenomena of our own times. Some of the readers of these pages will in all probability be disappointed in finding the characters and doings of spirits much less interesting and creditable than they are as represented in the familiar writings of Dante and Milton. It must be borne in mind that this is not a work of the imagination, and that the author is not responsible for the characters he introduces. His object is to present a truthful statement of facts, confident that from such a course, nothing but good can come to the cause either of science or religion.

Table of contents

• Introductory Note
• Preface
• Note Of Explanation
• 1. First Impressions And Experiences
• 2. Experiences In Central Shantung
• 3. Experiences In Shantung: Continued
• 4. Circular Letter And Responses
• 5. Responses To Circular: Continued
• 6. More Responses To Circular
• 7. Other Communications From Various Sources In China
• 8. Demon-Possession In India, Japan And Other Lands
• 9. Demon-Possession In Christian Countries
• 10. Character Of The Evidence Presented, And The Facts Established By It
• 11. Explanations: Evolution And Other Theories
• 12. The Pathological Theory
• 13. The Psychological Theory
• 14. The Biblical Theory
• 15. Teachings Of Scripture Continued
• 16. Historical Sketch Of Demonism
• 17. Spiritualism
• 18. The Facts And Literature Of The Occult
• Appendix I. More Chinese Instances. (A) Experience Of Chinese Christians In Pingtu And Chu-Mao
• Appendix. I. (B) Experience Of Mrs. Liu
• Appendix I. (C) A Case Of Supposed Possession In Sa-Wo
• Appendix I. (D) Case Of A Slave Girl
• Appendix I. (E) Case In Eastern En-Chiu
• Appendix I. (F). A Case In Southern Shiu Kwang
• Appendix I. (G). Experiences Of Chiu Chino
• Appendix I. (H) The Case Of A Family In En Chiu
• Appendix I. (I) Extracts From A Letter From Mr. Shi Of Shan-Si
• Appendix II. Other Testimonies