Psychotherapy; a course of reading in sound psychology, sound medicine and sound religion. . ession of mens mindsto steady their emotions. There was a settled conviction among theheathen as well as Christians that the world was old and worn out,and that the end of all things was approaching.* This was derivedfrom the Stoic philosophy; it fell in well with the teaching of theChurch. The panic that seized many minds produced, in conjunction withthe religious beliefs and superstitions, profound psychical disturb-ances such as have appeared in other ages—e. g., in the penitentialexcitements of the
Psychotherapy; a course of reading in sound psychology, sound medicine and sound religion. . ession of mens mindsto steady their emotions. There was a settled conviction among theheathen as well as Christians that the world was old and worn out,and that the end of all things was approaching.* This was derivedfrom the Stoic philosophy; it fell in well with the teaching of theChurch. The panic that seized many minds produced, in conjunction withthe religious beliefs and superstitions, profound psychical disturb-ances such as have appeared in other ages—e. g., in the penitentialexcitements of the later Middle Ages and the Great Awakening inthe eighteenth century. Cases of possession akin to some profoundtypes of hysteria seem almost to have been epidemic, and were con-fined to no one creed, race, or portion of the Empire. Professionalexorcists, especially the Egyptian practitioners, found a lively tradeamong the heathen, and the Christians were also busily employed intheir work of exorcism. 1 See note under The Next Article, on preceding page.* See note at end of article. [691. PSYCHOTHERAPY
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