Foreword Ben Witherington III
Acknowledgments Introduction
Part One: Reading through Multicultural and Genre-Specific Lenses 1. Demythologizing the Demythologizers: The Need to Hear Multicultural Voices 2. When Two Worlds Meet: The Hope of a Multicultural Approach 3. History or Hysteria?: Reading the Gospels and Acts with Genre Criticism
Part Two: Characteristics of Spirit Possession in Biblical and Multicultural Perspectives 4. Spirits Make Me Sick!: Spirit Possession and Illness 5. Spirits Make Me Violent and Strong!: Spirit Possession, Violent Acts, and Extraordinary Strength6. Spirits Make Me Speak!: Spirit Possession, Vocalic Alterations, Demonic Speech, and Oracular Activity7. A Vision of Transcultural Phenomena: Summary, Implications, and Conclusions