Discerning Spirits: Divine and Demonic Possession in the Middle Ages
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Trance states, prophesying, convulsions, fasting, and other physical manifestations were often regarded as signs that a person was seized by spirits. In a book that sets out the prehistory of the early modern European witch craze, Nancy Caciola shows how medieval people decided whom to venerate as a saint infused with the spirit of God and whom to avoid as a demoniac possessed of an unclean spirit. This process of discrimination, known as the discernment...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801473349
ISBN13:9780801473340
Release Date:June 2006
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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