Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England |
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| Author:
| Dendle, Peter |
| Series title: | Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58044-234-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2024 |
| Publisher: | Medieval Institute Publications
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $89.00 |
Book Description:
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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, provided a potential outlet for expressing the psychological, biological, and sociopolitical dysfunctions of a society that was at the center of multiple conflicting cultural dimensions. Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England is a reexamination of the available sources describing...
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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, provided a potential outlet for expressing the psychological, biological, and sociopolitical dysfunctions of a society that was at the center of multiple conflicting cultural dimensions. Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England is a reexamination of the available sources describing the possessed and a study of the currently recognized medical and psychiatric conditions that may be relevant to and resemble medieval possession.