Dybbuk - Definition and Overview

Dybbuk - in kabbalah and European Jewish folklore, is a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. The word "dybbuk" is derived from the Hebrew דיבוק, meaning "attachment"; the dybbuk attaches itself to the body of a living person and inhabits it, and must be exorcised by a prescribed religious rite. According to belief, a soul which has not been able to fulfill its function in its lifetime is given another opportunity to do so in the form of a dybbuk.

See also

Kabbalah, Ibbur, Gilgul neshamot, Qliphoth The Dybbuk (a play by S. Ansky).

External links

• Dybbuk by Ilil Arbel, Ph.D. (http://www.pantheon.org/articles/d/dybbuk.html)
• Dybbuk - Spiritual Possession and Jewish Folklore (http://www.ghostvillage.com/legends/2003/legends32_11292003.shtml)