Przegląd Religioznawczy 4 (282)/2021 The Religious Studies Review ISSN: 1230-4379 e-ISSN: 2658-1531 www.journal.ptr.edu.pl EWELINA BERDOWICZ Adam Mickiewicz University Center for Religious Studies and Comparative Research e-mail: ewelina.berdowicz@amu.edu.pl ORCID: 0000-0001-5126-0679 DOI: 10.34813/ptr4.2021.9 The exorcised. Demonic interference among the members of the Polish Charismatic religious communities * Abstract. Te dynamic expansion of the Neo-Pentecostal teachings across the world has given rise to the signifcant growth of interest in the question of demonic interference. John Wimber and Peter C. Wagner, who are believed to have been the most infuen- tial Neo-Pentecostal missionaries, spread the concept of spiritual warfare among their followers. Tis particular idea has become a substantial part of contemporary Christian Charismatic religious communities, also those located in Poland. What appears to be worth mentioning is that the members of the above-mentioned groups tend to perceive the activity of evil spirits as the main cause of their failures and emotional turmoil. Te principal objective of this study is to investigate how the individuals who attend the Char- ismatic worship services in Poland conceptualize demonic interference and how this spe- cifc condition afects their daily functioning. Moreover, this research also refers to the similarities and diferences between the ritual of exorcism in the Catholic Church and the deliverance ministry, which is typical of the so-called independent churches. Besides, the study attempts to put forward the concept of spiritual warfare in terms of its inter- pretation by the selected Charismatic religious communities. Te analysis is based on individual in-depth interviews (IDI). * Tis study was fnancially supported by the Research Infrastructure on Religious Studies (ReIReS) from Bologna and was part of the Transnational Access Project. In addition, I would like to thank the project’s coordinators from Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose (FSCIRE) for their professional assistance.