Editing Spirit possession (section)

====Indonesia====
In Bali, the animist traditions of the island include a practice called ''[[sanghyang]]'', induction of voluntary possession trance states for specific purposes. Roughly similar to voluntary possession in [[Vaudon]] (Voodoo), ''sanghyang'' is considered a sacred state in which [[hyang]]s (deities) or helpful spirits temporarily inhabit the bodies of participants. The purpose of sanghyang is believed to be to cleanse people and places of evil influences and restore spiritual balance. Thus, it is often referred to as an exorcism ceremony.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} In Sulawesi, the women of the [[Bonerate people]] of [[Sulawesi]] practice a possession-trance ritual in which they smother glowing embers with their bare feet at the climax. The fact that they are not burned in the process is considered proof of the authenticity of the possession.{{sfnp|Broch|1985|pp=262–282}}

Influenced by the religion of Islam, among the several spirits in Indonesian belief are demons (''[[Shaitan|setan]]''), composed of fire, prone to anger and passion. They envy humans for their physical body, and try to gain control of it. When they assault a human, they would intrude their mind, trying to displace the human spirit. The human's mind would adapt to the passions of anger, violence, irrationality and greed, the intruding demon is composed of. The demon is believed to alter the person, giving him supernatural attributes, like strength of many men, ability to appear in more than one place, or assume the form of an animal, such as a tiger or a pig, or to kill without touching. Others become lunatics, resembling epilepsy. In extreme cases, the presence of the demon may alter the condition of the body, matching its own spiritual qualities, turning into a ''[[raksasha]]''.<ref>Woodward,&nbsp;Mark.&nbsp;Java, Indonesia and Islam.&nbsp;Deutschland,&nbsp;Springer Netherlands,&nbsp;2010. p. 88</ref>

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