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5 pages in length. The altered state of consciousness the main character experiences in the film is that of a possession trance clearly characterized by a number of telltale indicators, not the least of which includes being able to speak in a foreign tongue without having previous ability to do so. Regan performs myriad physical contortions, is able to move furniture without touching it, talks in different languages and voices, as well as displays instantaneous scratches and marks upon her body that appear without benefit of any mutilating tool; to suggest this trance is motivated by anything other than possession is to blatantly ignore the historical prevalence of such a reality. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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a foreign tongue without having previous ability to do so. Regan performs myriad physical contortions, is able to move furniture without touching it, talks in different languages and voices,
as well as displays instantaneous scratches and marks upon her body that appear without benefit of any mutilating tool; to suggest this trance is motivated by anything other than possession
is to blatantly ignore the historical prevalence of such a reality. The commonality of spirit possession has been well-documented throughout history (Sands, 2001), which is duly represented by the films
allusion to the primitive culture of the Pazuzu. Paramount to equating Regans altered state of consciousness with a possession trance is the way in which her normal personality is
replaced by that of the demon who has taken hostage of her body, mind and spirit; her inability to override the demons power over her motor control and other volitional
behavior is wholly indicative of such a supernatural experience (Davies, 1995). Jesuit priests are given the duty to negotiate and eventually expel the
spirit from the girls body, a choice that is both appropriate and paradoxical in nature (Kennedy, 2000). Father Karras and Father Merrin approach the demon with great trepidation; although
they both know they harbor the protection of God while on their mission to exorcise the repulsive spirit, this understanding does little to quell the intense fright they try to
calm just beneath the surface. Father Karras is infinitely more vulnerable than is Father Merrin due to a combination of his younger age, lack of experience in exorcism and
the fresh emotional wound left by his mothers recent passing. The demon, who knows all and takes full advantage of human weakness, uses these elements to further draw Father
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