Legion No More: Confessions of a Gerasen (Mark 5:1-20)

A first-person narrative tells the story of Mark 5:1-20 from an imagined perspective of the man from whom Jesus cast out thousands of demons. The retelling reflects the author's desire to allow the biblical story to speak to contemporary experiences of mental illness and trauma. This interpreta...

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Main Author: Guth, Christine J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2008
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2008, Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 71-78
Further subjects:B unclean spirit
B Gerasene Demoniac
B Faith Healing
B Mental Illness
B Self-harm
B Post-traumatic stress disorder
B Autobiographical biblical criticism
B biblical autobiography
B social location
B demon possession
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