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Alienable Rites

WHAT CAUSES A PERSON TO BE POSSESSED? Are there demons? Is it mental illness? Is it abnormal neurology? Does exorcism work? in this episode of MonsterTalk, paranormal researcher psychologist Dr. Chris French joins us to discuss the psychology of demonic possession and exorcisms.

More about Chris French

• Read Dr. French’s column
  at The Guardian
• Browse Goldsmiths Faculty Page
• Facebook: Skeptics in the Pub —
  Chris French: The Psychology of Possession and Exorcism

Further Reading

• http://whatstheharm.net/exorcisms.html
• http://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/jun/04/childrensservices.childprotection
• The Merseyside Skeptics website announces Dr. French’s July 17, 2014 lecture

Atlanta Star Party 2014

• Discount code: “MonsterTalk2014”

Music

• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys

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