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UNINA9910784408503321 |
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Titolo |
Demonic possession and exorcism in early modern England : contemporary texts and their cultural contexts / / [compiled by] Philip C. Almond [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-14448-5 |
1-280-54014-1 |
0-511-21394-8 |
0-511-21573-8 |
0-511-21036-1 |
0-511-31479-5 |
0-511-48341-4 |
0-511-21213-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 405 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Demoniac possession - England |
Exorcism - England |
Demoniac possession - England - History - 16th century |
Exorcism - England - History - 16th century |
Demoniac possession - England - History - 17th century |
Exorcism - England - History - 17th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-395) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Disfigured by the Devil -- Two possessed maidens in London -- The witches of Warboys -- The boy of Burton -- A household possessed -- The counterfeit demoniac -- The Puritan martyr -- The boy of Bilson -- A pious daughter. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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