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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784408503321

Titolo

Demonic possession and exorcism in early modern England : contemporary texts and their cultural contexts / / [compiled by] Philip C. Almond [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

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

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 405 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

133.4/26/094209031

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-395) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.