The Devil within : possession & exorcism in the Christian West /
Levack, Brian P.,
The Devil within : possession & exorcism in the Christian West / Possession and exorcism in the Christian West Brian Levack. - New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Making sense of demonic possession -- Possession and exorcism in Christian antiquity -- Possession in Christian demonology -- Expelling the demon -- Demonic possession and illness -- The performance of the possessed -- The demoniac in society -- The demoniac and the witch -- Possession in the age of reason -- Possession : past and present -- Conclusion.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the era of the Reformation, thousands of Europeans were thought to be possessed by demons. In response to their horrifying symptoms --
9780300195385 9781299284043
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Exorcism--History.--Europe
Demoniac possession--History.--Europe
Spirituality.
Medicine--Religious aspects.
Electronic Books.
BV873 / .D485 2013
The Devil within : possession & exorcism in the Christian West / Possession and exorcism in the Christian West Brian Levack. - New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Making sense of demonic possession -- Possession and exorcism in Christian antiquity -- Possession in Christian demonology -- Expelling the demon -- Demonic possession and illness -- The performance of the possessed -- The demoniac in society -- The demoniac and the witch -- Possession in the age of reason -- Possession : past and present -- Conclusion.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the era of the Reformation, thousands of Europeans were thought to be possessed by demons. In response to their horrifying symptoms --
9780300195385 9781299284043
JSTOR purchased
GBB2B6792 bnb
016214769 Uk
Exorcism--History.--Europe
Demoniac possession--History.--Europe
Spirituality.
Medicine--Religious aspects.
Electronic Books.
BV873 / .D485 2013