exorcism

The Christian right’s obsession with demons, exorcisms and Satan presents itself as deeply rooted in history.

But critics have lavished praise on the record, calling it a "jaw-dropping" and "brutal" act of "personal exorcism", while praising Allen's gift for melody, on songs that span flamenco, bossa nova, and "infectious pop".

The audience was quick to supply political reasons that led to Masli staging an exorcism of America’s ruthless economic system.

In the “Exorcist” maze, for instance, that means witnessing a full exorcism, complete with special effects that will have walls give way to demonic specters.

If his words literally refer to exorcism’s particularities, they subtextually wrestle with faith as a notion, and trickle into broader political life, too.