The Devil's Bride: Exorcism, Past and Present

by Martin Ebon

Martin Ebon was a member of the Parapsychology Foundation for twelve years & edited the magazines, Tomorrow & International Journal of Parapsychology. He was also editor of Spiritual Frontiers. The Devil's Bride offers a wealth of documentation gathered from different historical periods, geographical locales & cultures.

Genres: Nonfiction, Religion

245 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1974

About the author

Martin Ebon was a German American author of non-fiction books from the paranormal to politics.

Born in Hamburg, Germany, Ebon immigrated to the United States in 1938.

Ebon worked for twelve years as Administrative Secretary for the Parapsychology Foundation and worked closely with its founder, Eileen J. Garrett.

Ebon died in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Reviews

[Erik Graff · Rating 2 out of 5]

A popular, not a scholarly, review of Satanism and exorcism. While it spans long periods and ranges the globe, it is hardly exhaustive.

[Geoffrey Jonas · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting read; however, it is quite dated. It's pretty dry stuff, even with some of the horrific treatments described for those being 'possessed'.

It's clear that many of these situations were severe mental health issues brought on by the very religious institutions that were supposedly exorcising 'demons'.

The only reason to read this is to capture the moment in time in which it was written. Many of the concepts have now been disproven or debunked.