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Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England

Contemporary Texts and Their Cultural Contexts

  • Paperback
  • 416 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15 x 22.7 x 2.8 cm

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For scholars and enthusiasts of historical theology

Uncovers insights into early modern beliefs and practices

You will gain a deeper understanding of cultural contexts

This book explores the fascinating history of demonic possession and exorcism in early modern England.

This book is exclusively devoted to demonic possession and exorcism in early modern England. It offers modernized versions of the most significant early modern texts on nine cases of demonic possession from the period 1570 to 1650, the key period in English history for demonic possession. The nine stories were all written by eyewitnesses or were derived from eyewitness reports. They involve matters of life and death, sin and sanctity, guilt and innocence, of crimes which could not be committed and punishments which could not be deserved. The nine critical introductions which accompany the stories address the different strategic intentions of those who wrote them. The modernized texts and critical introductions are placed within the context of a wide-ranging general Introduction to demonic possession in England across the period 1550 to 1700.
Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England and Mystical Experience and Religious Doctrine
Mystical Experience and Religious DoctrineDemonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England

  • Title

    Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England

  • Author

    Philip C. Almond (university Of Queensland)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    July 2007

  • Weight

    609g

  • Page Count

    416

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 2.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521037129

  • ISBN-10

    0521037123

  • Eden Code

    1151390