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Supernatural encounters : demons and the restless dead in medieval England, c.1050-1450

Title
Supernatural encounters : demons and the restless dead in medieval England, c.1050-1450 / Stephen Gordon.
Author
Gordon, Stephen, 1985-
Publication
  • Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Description
232 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
"The belief in the reality of demons and the restless dead formed a central facet of the medieval worldview. Whether a pestilent-spreading corpse mobilised by the devil, a purgatorial spirit returning to earth to ask for suffrage, or a shape-shifting demon intent on crushing its victims as they slept, encounters with supernatural entities were often met with consternation and fear. Chroniclers, hagiographers, sermons writers, satirists, poets and even medical practitioners utilised the cultural 'text' of the supernatural encounter in many different ways, showcasing the multiplicity of contemporary attitudes to death, disease, and the afterlife. In this volume, Stephen Gordon explores the ways in which conflicting ideas about the intention and agency of supernatural entities were understood and articulated in different social and literary contexts. Focusing primarily on material from medieval England, c.1050-1450, Gordon discusses how writers such as William of Malmesbury, William of Newburgh, Walter Map, John Mirk and Geoffrey Chaucer utilised the belief in demons, nightmares and walking corpses for pointed critical effect. Ultimately, this monograph provides new insights into the ways in which the broad ontological category of the 'revenant' was conceptualised in the medieval world"--
Series Statement
Studies in medieval history and culture
Uniform Title
Studies in medieval history and culture.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Informational works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 20-5535
ISBN
  • 9781138361744
  • 1138361747
  • 9780429432491 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
  • 2019038938
  • 40029719453
OCLC
1117314301
Author
Gordon, Stephen, 1985- author.
Title
Supernatural encounters : demons and the restless dead in medieval England, c.1050-1450 / Stephen Gordon.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Studies in medieval history and culture
Studies in medieval history and culture.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
To 1500
Other Form:
Online version: Gordon, Stephen, Supernatural encounters 1. New York : Routledge, 2020. 9780429432491 (DLC) 2019038939
Other Standard Identifier
40029719453
Research Call Number
JFE 20-5535
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