entity_sources: ENT_JM_DYBBUK, SRC_JEWISH_FOLKLORE, scholarly attestation
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_JM_DYBBUK | SRC_JEWISH_FOLKLORE | scholarly attestation | A malevolent clinging spirit (Hebrew dibbuq, 'attachment') of a dead person that possesses a living body and requires exorcism; the developed concept is early-modern (16th-17th c. Lurianic and East European folklore). |