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Exorcism (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia's article on exorcism across religious traditions, consulted 2026-08-11.
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Wikipedia's article on exorcism across religious traditions, the lower tier reflecting a crowd sourced, continuously edited encyclopedia entry rather than a peer reviewed or institutional source. It is useful here for a well referenced general summary spanning Christian, Islamic and other traditions' practice, and is cited for corroborated factual detail rather than for interpretation. NotesWikipedia's article on exorcism, consulted 2026-08-11. A perpetually community-edited reference page rather than a peer-reviewed publication; used here for its documented 50 percent rise in United States exorcisms performed between the early 1960s and mid-1970s and the reported increase in the United Kingdom since 2017, its note that demonic possession is not a diagnosis recognized by the DSM-5 or the ICD-10, and its comparative note that Catholic practice requires an ordained priest while Orthodox Christianity trains all priests in exorcism particularly for baptism, standard reference facts.
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PublisherWikipedia
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism
Source Typereference
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- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Practices, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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