Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England Contemporary Texts and Their Cultural Contexts

Name: Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England Contemporary Texts and Their Cultural Contexts
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ISBN: 9780521813235

ISBN-10: 0521813239

ISBN-13: 9780521813235

Edition: 2004

Authors: Philip C. Almond

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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…

Book details

List price: $130.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.29" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.716
Language: English



Preface






Disfigured by the Devil: the story of




Two possessed maidens in London: the story of




The Witches of Warboys: the story of the




The Boys of Burton: the story of




A household possessed: the story of the




The counterfeit demoniac: the story of




The Puritan martyr: the story of




The boys of Bilson: the story of




A pious daughter: the story of