The prayer rope has many parallels among other religious groups. See [[w:Prayer_beads]] for details.
==Source==Yet, prayer ropes are still used in Exorcism rites on the Orthodox Church. The priests carry they prayer ropes and put it around the neck of the possessed, in order to "tie"the evil spirit and avoid attacks some physical or spiritual to the Priest and assistance, if have.
*[[w:Prayer rope|''Prayer rope'' on Wikipedia]]