Scourge of Demons Possession, Lust, and Witchcraft in a Seventeenth-Century Italian Convent

Name: Scourge of Demons Possession, Lust, and Witchcraft in a Seventeenth-Century Italian Convent
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ISBN: 9781580462983

ISBN-10: 1580462987

ISBN-13: 9781580462983

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jeffrey R. Watt

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In 1636, residents at the convent of Santa Chiara in Carpi in northern Italy were struck by an extraordinary illness that provoked bizarre behavior. Eventually numbering fourteen, the afflicted nuns were subject to screaming fits, throwing themselves on the floor, and falling abruptly into a deep sleep. When medical experts' cures proved ineffective, exorcists ministered to the women and concluded that they were possessed by demons and the victims of witchcraft. Catering to women from elite families, the nunnery suffered much turmoil for three years and, remarkably, three of the victims died from their ills. A maverick nun and a former confessor were widely suspected to be responsible,…

Book details

List price: $90.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Publication date: 3/15/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Nuns, Witchcraft, and the Inquisition



Female Religious, Claustration, and Santa Chiara of Carpi



The Outbreak and Maleficia



The Confessor and Love Magic



The Exorcists and the Demons



Sisters Dealta and Ippolita under Attack



Bellacappa's Defense



The Waning of the Possessions


Conclusion


Appendix A


Appendix B


List of Abbreviations


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index