Witchcraft and the modern Roman Catholic Church
Witchcraft is rarely mentioned in official documents of the contemporary Roman Catholic church, but ideas about the dangers of witchcraft and other forms of occultism underpin the recent revival of interest in exorcism in the church. This Element examines hierarchical and clerical understandings of...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge elements. Elements in magic
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| Further subjects: | B
Witchcraft
B Catholic Church Doctrines B Occultism Religious aspects Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | Witchcraft is rarely mentioned in official documents of the contemporary Roman Catholic church, but ideas about the dangers of witchcraft and other forms of occultism underpin the recent revival of interest in exorcism in the church. This Element examines hierarchical and clerical understandings of witchcraft within the contemporary Roman Catholic church. The Element considers the difficulties faced by clergy in parts of the developing world, where belief in witchcraft is so dominant it has the potential to undermine the church's doctrine and authority. The Element also considers the revival of interest in witchcraft and cursing among Catholic demonologists and exorcists in the developed world. The Element explores whether it is possible for a global church to adopt any kind of coherent approach to a phenomenon appraised so differently across different cultures that the church's responses to witchcraft in one context are likely to seem irrelevant in another. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jan 2022) |
| ISBN: | 1108953336 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108953337 |