Apopompe
Apopompe ( ancient Greek ἀποπομπή from apo = from, from, far + pompe = to send out, to send out) is called in theology the exit command (the exit word) to demons , carried out by an exorcist . Often the exorcist sends the demons into the wilderness, into the earth, into the sea or into a living being. In the latter case, the apopompe is coupled with an epipompe ( retraction command ). In the Gospel of Mark (5.1–20 EU ) , Jesus commands the demons to leave the possessed and enter pigs, which then fall from a cliff into a lake and drown. In other cases, the apopompe is combined with a ban on re-entry.
The motif can already be found among the Hittites , also in Hellenism and Roman times the calamity or a demon was banished and thus harmless in barren areas (sea, mountains, wasteland, underworld etc .; proverbial: ancient Greek εἰς ὄρος ἢ εἰς κῦμα ) made.
literature
- Otto Weinreich : Catullus Attis poem . In: Günther Wille (Ed.): Selected writings . tape 2 : 1922-1937 (Philological Writings). John Benjamin Publishing, 1973, ISBN 90-272-7264-6 , pp. 519 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed February 12, 2017]).
- Rudolf Pesch : The Gospel of Mark (= Herder's theological commentary on the New Testament . Volume 2 , no. 1 ). 4th edition. Herder, 1976, ISBN 3-451-17975-X , commentary on chap. 8, 27-16, 20, pp. 123, 288, 290 f .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. Günther Schmahl: The twelve in the Gospel of Mark. Paulinus-Verlag, 1974. ISBN 978-3-7902-0030-0 , p. 88.
- ↑ Hendrik S. Versnel: Apopompe . In: Hubert Cancik, Helmuth Schneider, Manfred Landfester (eds.): Der Neue Pauly (= BrillOnline reference works ). 2006, doi : 10.1163 / 1574-9347_dnp_e128860 .