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The first exorcism was performed on a woman in 1982. en.wikipedia.org

Their basic themes are exorcism rites, ritual dances, biting satire, parody of human weaknesses, social evils and the privileged class. en.wikipedia.org

The memory which is featured in much of her work is an invented memory - about the death or exorcism of her father. en.wikipedia.org

She died of malnutrition from almost a year of semi-starvation while the rites of exorcism were performed. en.wikipedia.org

Often a "bomoh" (medicine man) would be called in to do a ritual exorcism. en.wikipedia.org

The exorcism rituals, which are often long and elaborate, involve performances with dancers dressed as various demons accompanied by drums. en.wikipedia.org

He concluded that as artifacts of an alien religion, these were idols possessed by evil spirits, and they required handling by prayer and exorcism. en.wikipedia.org

He then performs an exorcism on a demon possessed man. en.wikipedia.org

Maverick priests who belonged to right-wing fringes took advantage of the increase in demand and performed exorcisms with little or no official sanction. en.wikipedia.org

He spent four months in apprenticeship and has been conducting exorcisms ever since. en.wikipedia.org

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