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Glimpses of the Devil: A Psychiatrist's Personal Accounts of Possession, Exorcism, and Redemption (Hardcover)

by M. Scott Peck (Author) "Jersey Babcock belonged to two strong, close-knit families living in the same southwestern city ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Free Press (Jan 4 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743254678
ISBN-13: 978-0743254670
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.7 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 454 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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In his 1983 bestseller, People of the Lie, Peck devoted a chapter to exorcism. In this astonishing new book, the megaselling author of The Road Less Traveled reveals his work as an exorcist and attempts to establish a science of exorcism for future research. Peck knows that many readers will be skeptical of or flummoxed by his report, and thus he emphasizes that he himself scoffed at the idea of demonic possession before encountering Jersey Babcock; Peck became involved in her case mostly to "prove the devil's nonexistence as scientifically as possible." But a comment by Jersey at their first meeting "blew the thing wide open." Jersey, a Texas resident who believed she was possessed and who was neglecting her children as a result, said that her demons were "really rather weak and pathetic creatures"—a statement so at odds with, as Peck puts it, "standard psychopathology" that his mind began to change. Peck describes two cases in this book, that of Jersey and the more difficult case of Beccah Armitage, a middle-aged woman who grew up in an abusive family, married an abusive husband and was practicing self-mutilation when Peck took her case. Both cases result in full-blown exorcisms with Peck as the lead exorcist, and both, according to Peck, involved paranormal phenomena, including Beccah acquiring a snakelike appearance. Peck intersperses his calm but dramatic recitation of these cases with set-off commentary, and he concludes the book with a reasoned proposal for a science of exorcism ("An exorcism is a massive therapeutic intervention to liberate, teach, and support the victim to choose to reject the devil"). A report from what is to most of us a strange and distant land, Scott's book probably won't convince crowds, but it's powerful and concisely written enough to interest many, and maybe to give a few pause for thought. (Jan. 19)
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When famous-name, prepublication endorsements were solicited for Peck's first book, the subsequent perennial best-seller The Road Less Traveled (1978), only Malachi Martin responded. Who? thought Peck, and proceeded to find and read Martin's then latest book, Hostage to the Devil (1976), about five exorcisms of modern Americans. Increasingly concerned with the existence of human evil but not then believing in the devil, Peck sought Martin out and made one of the most crucial acquaintances of his life. Because of Martin's firm, gentle influence, Peck was baptized a Christian (nondenominational, he stresses) and eventually became principal exorcist in two cases encountered in the course of his psychiatric practice. This book reports diagnosis, exorcism, and follow-up in each case. Jersey, a young mother who was neglecting her small children and becoming absorbed in a New Age cult, was referred to Peck as possibly possessed. Wealthy self-made businesswoman Beccah, 45, was a singularly intransigent long-term patient of Peck's who he concluded was possessed. Both women's exorcisms incorporated the Roman Catholic ritual of exorcism, and both were undertaken by teams of six or more persons--fewer, Peck says, is risky, as Beccah's exorcism in particular convinced him--and were videotaped. Both succeeded, but one didn't stick. Peck's accounts of them are riveting, and his analysis of each is perspicacious enough and humble enough on his part to cause, perhaps, believers and skeptics of the devil alike to deepen and reevaluate their positions. Ray Olson
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a horror flick, Sep 16 2006

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This book explores a subject that we rarely think about outside horror movies. But if you're looking for a piece of entertainment, this book is much more than that. It gives a glimpse into the reality of the spiritual world, and despite your initial apprehension delving into possession and exorcism, it will bring more peace than fear. There are few who can speak with such authority as Scott Peck, and few who can do so more eloquently. "Glimpses of the Devil" is about admitting to a reality outside of what we normally see, and learning to overcome Satan's grasp rather than submit to it. I highly recommend this book. My only regret is that it was Peck's last work before he died.

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