Exorcism - Exorcism

Japanese: 悪魔祓い - あくまはらい
Exorcism - Exorcism

...The doctrine that the devil is a personal expression of fallen evil spirits was recently recognized by the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and confirmed by Pope Paul VI. However, the view that the devil acts from the outside on humans to make a contract with evil, or even resides within individuals through a contract with the devil, leaves room for medieval institutions such as exorcism, which exorcises evil spirits that exist in individuals, and the Inquisition and witch hunts, which eliminate local communities possessed by evil spirits. Therefore, even within Catholic theology, an internal understanding that links the representation of the devil to the universal evil that lurks within humans is becoming more and more prevalent. The devil, who is the enemy of God and the enemy of Christ (Antichrist), inevitably gives rise to Satanists who worship the devil, the antithesis of God, as the supreme god.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "exorcism" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…悪魔が堕(お)ちた悪霊の人格的表現であるという教説は,ごく近年の第2バチカン公会議(1962‐65)でも認められ,教皇パウルス6世によって確認されている。とはいえ,そのようなものとして外部から人間に悪と契約するように働きかけたり,はては悪魔の契約書を通じて個人の内部に棲みつく(悪魔憑き)という見解は,個人として存在する悪霊を祓う〈悪魔祓い(エクソシズムexorcism)〉や,悪霊に憑かれた地方共同体を排除する異端審問や魔女狩りのような中世的制度の余地を残すことになるので,カトリック神学内部でも,悪魔の表象を人間の内部にひそむ普遍的な悪と結びつける内面的理解が有力となりつつある。 神の敵対者,キリストの敵対者(アンチキリスト)である悪魔は,必然的に神の反像である悪魔を最高神とし崇拝する悪魔主義者を生み出す。…

※「悪魔祓い」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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