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Demon possession in Anglo-Saxon England

Title
Demon possession in Anglo-Saxon England / Peter Dendle.
Author
Dendle, Peter, 1968-
Publication
Kalamazoo [Mich.] : Medieval Institute Publications, c 2014.

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Description
xvi, 304 p. : ill.; 24 cm
Subject
  • To 1500
  • English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism
  • Demoniac possession in literature
  • Deviant behavior in literature
  • Psychology, Pathological, in literature
  • Exorcism in literature
  • Christian hagiography > History
  • Devotional literature, English > History
  • Medical literature > England > History > To 1500
  • Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature
  • Christian hagiography
  • Devotional literature, English
  • English literature > Old English
  • Medical literature
  • Literatur
  • Altenglisch
  • Besessenheit
  • Dämonenglaube
  • England
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Backgrounds to Anglo-Saxon exorcism -- Medical and liturgical responses -- Demon possession in narrative portrayals -- Neurological and behavioral pathologies in the early Middle Ages -- Conclusions and further questions.
Call Number
JFE 15-4563
ISBN
  • 9781580441698
  • 1580441696
LCCN
2012032060
OCLC
809249943
Author
Dendle, Peter, 1968-
Title
Demon possession in Anglo-Saxon England / Peter Dendle.
Imprint
Kalamazoo [Mich.] : Medieval Institute Publications, c 2014.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
To 1500
Research Call Number
JFE 15-4563
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