Exorcism and Enlightenment Johann Joseph Gassner and the Demons of Eighteenth-Century Germany

Name: Exorcism and Enlightenment Johann Joseph Gassner and the Demons of Eighteenth-Century Germany
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ISBN: 9780300106695

ISBN-10: 0300106696

ISBN-13: 9780300106695

Edition: 2005

Authors: H. C. Erik Midelfort

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In the late eighteenth century, Catholic priest Johann Joseph Gassner (1727-1779) discovered that he had extraordinary powers of exorcism. Deciding that demons were responsible for most human ailments, he healed thousands, rich and poor, Protestant and Catholic. In this book H. C. Erik Midelfort delves deeply into records of the time to explore Gassner's remarkable exorcising campaign, chronicle the official efforts to curb him, and reconstruct the sufferings of the afflicted. Gassner's activities triggered a Catholic religious revival as well as a noisy skeptical reaction. In response to those who doubted that he was really casting out demons, Gassner marshaled hundreds of eyewitness…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 7/28/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 7.48" wide x 8.74" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 0.946



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Experience of Demons



A Niche in the Incubator: Ecclesiastical Politics and the Empire



Healing



Interpretation



Conversation and Ridicule


Epilogue


Notes


Index