Dybbuk - in kabbalah and European Jewish folklore, is a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, escaped from Gehenna, a Hebrew term very loosely translated as "hell". The word "dybbuk" is derived from the Hebrew דיבוק, meaning "attachment"; the dybbuk attaches itself to the body of a living person and inhabits it, and must be exorcised by a prescribed religious rite. According to belief, a soul which has not been able to fulfill its function in its lifetime is given another opportunity to do so in the form of a dybbuk. The tree of life. ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Jewish mythology is the body of mythology of the Jewish people and Judaism as understood by some people. ... Spiritual possession is a concept of many religions and tales, where it is believed that a demon may take temporary control of a human body, resulting in noticeable changes in behaviour. ... A spirit or spiritual being is a non-corporeal entity found in many religions and belief systems throughout the world. ... The soul according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the ethereal substance — spirit (Hebrew:rooah or nefesh) — particular to a unique living being. ... Note: Tanach quotes are from the Judaica press Tanach. ... Medieval illustration of the Mouth of Hell Hell is, according to many beliefs, a place or a state of painful suffering. ... Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by 6 million people mainly in Israel, parts of the Palestinian territories, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... Exorcism is the practice of evicting or destroying demons or other evil spiritual entities which are supposed to have possessed (taken control of) a person or a building. ... A rite is an established, ceremonious, usually religious act. ...

See also

• Kabbalah
• Ibbur
• Gilgul neshamot
• Qliphoth
• The Dybbuk (a play by S. Ansky).
• Gackt (who wrote a song called Dybbuk).

The tree of life. ... Ibbur literally means pregnancy or impregnation. It is one of the transmigration forms of the soul and has similarities with Gilgul neshamot. ... Gilgulim neshamot (jewish concept of reincarnation) literally means circles of the souls (around lifes or incarnations to the body). ... In Judaism, the Qliphoth or Klippot (singular: Qliphah) are the representation of evil forces. ... For information on the creature from Jewish folklore, see dybbuk. ... Shloyme Zanvl Rappoport (1863–1920), better known by the pseudonym S. Ansky, was a scholar who documented Jewish folklore and mystical beliefs. ... Gackt M.S. Camui (ガクト, but most often written in English, even in Japan; pronounced ga-ku-to) is a talented songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist -- (trumpet, tuba, horn, trombone, piano, guitar, drums, bass), all other standard orchestral instruments, and most traditional Japanese instruments. ...

External links

• Dybbuk by Ilil Arbel, Ph.D.
• Dybbuk - Spiritual Possession and Jewish Folklore