Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England by Peter Dendle

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322 pages
9 x 6 inches

Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture, 12

Medieval Institute Publications

Language:

English

Hardback (January 2015)

ISBN-13 9781580441698
ISBN-10 1580441696

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Subjects:

Literary Studies

Medieval Studies

Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England

by Peter Dendle

Anglo-Saxon England was a society governed by the competing discourses of illness, spirituality, power, and community. The concepts of demon possession and exorcism, introduced by Christian missionaries, show more

about the author

Peter Dendle is Associate Professor of English at Penn State Mont Alto

table of contents

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1. Backgrounds to Anglo-Saxon Exorcism
2. Medical and Liturgical Responses
3. Demon Possession in Narrative Portrayals
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"This is a richly learned and highly readable book. It is seeded throughout with a wealth of comparative material from Carolingian, Merovingian, Late Antique, and contemporary sources. [...] Peter Dendle show more

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