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Historical Blindness

The Demoniacs: The True Spirit of Possession and Exorcism

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4839 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this Halloween episode, I examine the long history of claims about demonic possession and the practice of exorcism, revealing a phenomenon that is dark and evil in a different way that one might imagine.  Pledge support on Patreon to get exclusive access to patron episodes, early access to episodes, and ad-free content. Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!  And check out the new show merch!   Further support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness, or by signing up for a 2-week trial of The Great Courses Plus.  Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Additional music, including "Wake Up," "Remedy for Melancholy," "Passages," "Seeker," "Laburnum," "Realness," "Mare," and "daedalus," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.

0:06.7

Hi listeners. If you're familiar with historical blindness, then you probably have some sense of how I view history.

0:15.0

As a vast epic, a tapestry of interconnected stories, each of which might have taken an entirely unexpected path

0:23.6

with any minor deviation. I love big and socially meaningful stories, and that's one of the

0:30.7

reasons I love fantasy and sci-fi as well, as the best examples of these teach us something

0:36.6

about the real world today, which is

0:39.3

something I often try to accomplish through the lens of history. This is why Twilight

0:44.2

Histories is such a great podcast. Each episode is an immersive audio adventure story with

0:51.4

sumptuous sound design, mixing the genres of sci-fi, fantasy, and history,

0:56.4

as through second-person storytelling, you, the listener, become a time traveler on a trek

1:03.3

through numerous, brilliantly imagined, alternative versions of history.

1:08.7

If you're a tabletop RPG nut like me, this is the perfect fiction podcast

1:13.6

to fall in love with, because its narrative style is inspired by the narration of a game master

1:20.7

telling you what wild adventures you find yourself in. And the creator of Twilight Histories,

1:27.2

Jordan Harbor, has even built an RPG

1:30.0

based on the show. This is the podcast to get into during this spooky Halloween season,

1:36.2

with numerous harrowing stories in its catalog. And you'll find yourself binging the show all

1:42.0

through the holiday season, escaping your current

1:44.8

stultifying reality through a series of gripping yarns. Close your eyes and live the experience.

1:53.6

Here's Jordan Harbor to tell you more. With the Twilight History's podcast, you can travel

2:00.1

anywhere in the multiverse. Some worlds are

2:03.1

familiar, others are totally exotic, an Egypt ravaged by an ice age, a Carthaginian colony

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