Discerning spirits: divine and demonic possession in the Middle Ages

Possessed behaviors -- Ciphers -- Fallen women and fallen angels -- Breath, heart, bowels -- Exorcizing demonic disorder -- Testing spirits in the effeminate age

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Caciola, Nancy 1963- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca London Cornell University Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Edition:First printing, Cornell paperbacks
Series/Journal:Conjunctions of religion & power in the medieval past
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Possession / Christianity / Demon / History 500-1500
B Middle Ages / Demon / Possession / Christianity
B Demon / Possession / Christianity / History 500-1500
Further subjects:B Discernment of spirits History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500
B Women in Christianity History Middle Ages, 600-1500
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Summary:Possessed behaviors -- Ciphers -- Fallen women and fallen angels -- Breath, heart, bowels -- Exorcizing demonic disorder -- Testing spirits in the effeminate age
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0801473349