Joseph Laycock

Biography:

Joseph Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. He has written dozens of articles and books on supernatural and paranormal topics including vampires, Marian apparitions, and exorcism. Thousands of people believe in these phenomena, yet they have traditionally been ignored by historians of religion. With other scholars, Dr. Laycock has suggested that paranormal beliefs and practices should be taken more seriously.

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Joseph Laycock

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Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds
Spirit Possession around the World: Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion across Cultures
Vampires Today: The Truth about Modern Vampirism
The Seer of Bayside: Veronica Lueken and the Struggle to Define Catholicism

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Demon Possession & Exorcism
Saturday - January 23 2016
Richard Syrett welcomedJoseph Laycock, who teaches a class called "Demonology, Possession, and Exorcism" at Texas State University. Laycock discussed why there is such a strong belief in demon possession, along with his research that shows exorcisms are on the rise. In the...More »

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