Demons and illness from antiquity to the early-modern period
In many near eastern traditions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam, demons have appeared as a cause of illness from ancient times until at least the early modern period. This volume explores the relationship between demons, illness and treatment comparatively. Its twenty chapters range from...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2017]
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Magical and religious literature of Late Antiquity (volume 5)
Year: 2017 |
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Series/Journal: | Magical and religious literature of Late Antiquity
volume 5 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Disease
/ Possession
/ Magic
/ History
B Miraculous healing / Exorcism / History |
Further subjects: | B
Superstitions History
B Demonology B Spirit Possession History B Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric B Demonology History B Religion and Medicine B Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric History B Conference program 2013 (Exeter) |
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Erscheint auch als: Demons and Illness from Antiquity to the Early-Modern Period |