Discerning Spirits Divine and Demonic Possession in the Middle Ages |
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| Author:
| Caciola, Nancy Mandeville |
| Series title: | Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-7334-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Analyzes a broad array of sources--from saints' lives to medical treatises, exorcists' manuals to miracle accounts--to find that observers came to rely on the discernment of bodies rather than seeking to distinguish between divine and demonic possession in purely spiritual terms.
Analyzes a broad array of sources--from saints' lives to medical treatises, exorcists' manuals to miracle accounts--to find that observers came to rely on the discernment of bodies rather than seeking to distinguish between divine and demonic possession in purely spiritual terms.