| Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England: Contemporary Texts and Their Cultural Contexts Contributor(s): Almond, Philip C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521813239 ISBN-13: 9780521813235 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $130.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Exclusively devoted to demonic possession amd exorcism in early modern England, this book offers modernized versions of the most significant texts on nine cases of demonic possession from 1570 to 1650. The nine stories of demonic possession were either written by eyewitnesses or derived from eyewitness reports. The modernized texts and critical Introductions are analyzed within the context of an Introduction to demonic possession in England ranging from the period 1550 to 1700. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 133.426 |
| LCCN: 2003064020 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.48" W x 9.28" (1.80 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Contributor Bio(s): Almond, Philip C.: - Philip C. Almond is Professor of Studies in Religion at the University of Queensland. He is the author of a number of books including Adam and Eve in Seventeenth-Century Thought (Cambridge, 1999), Heaven and Hell in Enlightenment England (Cambridge, 1994), Heretic and Hero: Muhammad and the Victorians (1989), and The British Discovery of Buddhism (Cambridge, 1988). |