Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Baugalore-560029.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1981 Oct;23(4):370-2.
A case of young man who got possessed by a god and two spirits alternatively is reported. He was one of the four victims of an epidemic of possession by two spirits (Mohini). The epidemic occurred following the prediction that the two women who committed suicide, would become Mohinis and liaunt adult men. It appeared that the strong belief and expectation in the local culture made the index person who was otherwise well adjusted in life to get possessed. The implication of this finding is discussed.
报告了一个被神和两个灵魂交替附身的年轻人的案例。他是两个灵魂附身（莫希尼）流行病的四个受害者之一。在预测两名自杀妇女将成为莫希尼并与成年男子发生性关系后，疫情爆发。似乎是当地文化中强烈的信仰和期望使原本生活适应良好的索引人物被附身。讨论了这一发现的含义。
