The story/myth that i chose to research is the notion of exorcisms or that of being possessed by demons. I wanted to look into this because it is an idea that has frightened me for quite some time, but at the same time interests me into wanting to know more about it and if whether or not it truly exists. I found this website (chasingthefrog.com) that was really interesting because it went in depth with the case of Anneliese Michel, the story that inspired the movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose. It gave a brief history of her past before her alleged "possessed" actions and details of the symptoms she showed after. There were several theories on her behavior and if it was really due to "demonic possession", but that was never fully determined. On the other website i found, they spoke about another exorcism case in Russia and the possible theories that have been brought up to explain this supernatural phenomena. One thing that i found very interesting is that it could all be linked to a mental disorder such as schizophrenia or epilepsy instead of just being what people claim it to be, a demonic possession.
http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/emilyrose.php
http://paranormal.about.com/od/demonsandexorcism/a/aa031405.htm
I think you really researched your topic and i liked how you discussed about a real event that took place.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to hear other theories you discovered on the topic of exorcisms. I also think it would be really cool for you to research why its such a popular movie topic.
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