Who knew?

I'm reading an anthology of Dybbuk stories I stumbled upon in the library. I find that I knew nothing, or next to nothing about dybbuks or Jewish stories about demon possession. The dybbuks and demons are so very human and sympathetic. The demons seem generally reasonable in their demands and behavior... the seductive female demons basically want about an hour a day of their victim's time, and the poor dybbuks act either out of a desire to be united with their soulmate, or out of fear of punishment. They are exorcised by a laudable combination of cajoling and negotiation (as well as threats), and generally leave on their own once they feel guaranteed safe supernatural passage. It strikes me as so different from the Catholic possession narrative (at least as it appears in the Exorcist).