Into the dark night and back: the mystical writings of Jean-Joseph Surin
"The French mystic Jean-Joseph Surin (1600-65) was the chief exorcist during the infamous demonic possession in Loudun in 1634-37. During the exorcism, a demon entered Surin's own soul, and the exorcist became demoniac. He spent the following eighteen years of his life mute and paralyzed....
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Jesuit studies (volume 19)
Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Jesuit studies
volume 19 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Surin, Jean-Joseph 1600-1665
/ Mysticism
/ Mystical experience
/ Mystical theology
/ Mysticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | RA Practical theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Mysticism
History
17th century
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