Demon Possession: An Inductive Study Of Phenomena Of Our Times

First published in 1894, John Livingston Nevius’s Demon Possession is one of the most detailed and unsettling examinations of possession, exorcism, and supernatural manifestations in the modern world. Drawing on his experience as a missionary in China, Nevius presents eyewitness accounts and careful observations of cases where demonic influence appeared undeniable.

Rejecting superstition while refusing to dismiss the evidence, Nevius approaches possession as a phenomenon to be studied inductively—through testimony, behavior, and spiritual confrontation. The result is a chilling body of evidence: stories of violent seizures, strange voices, supernatural knowledge, and exorcisms that defy natural explanation.

More than a record of cases, the book raises a disturbing conclusion: that demonic possession is not confined to the past, but persists even in the modern age, cloaked beneath rational denial and cultural misunderstanding.

Complete edition of Nevius’s 1894 classic

Firsthand accounts of possession, exorcism, and supernatural phenomena

A key text in the study of missionary encounters, psychology, and demonology

Essential for collectors of occult studies and students of spiritual warfare