| One was an attempt at exorcism, the other a rather more practical if overly melodramatic way of making the pain go away. |
| An exorcism is a religious rite for driving Satan or evil spirits out of a possessed person, place, or thing. |
| When this occurs, the paraji shows an aspect of her ability as a dukun by conducting an exorcism. |
| Similarly, there are other rituals outside their sphere of activity, such as the propitiation or exorcism of dangerous spirits. |
| She read a ceremony of exorcism over the ten-year-old boy, and she and Brando prayed. |
| Rituals like this of purification and exorcism are a traditional feature of Shinto. |
