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Discerning Spirits: Divine and Demonic Possession in the Middle Ages (Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past)

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 | #245672 in Books |  Nancy Caciola |  2006-07-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x.20 x6.13l,1.12 | File type: PDF | 352 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| An excellent read; highly recommended|By A. Monteith|This book is an exceptionally well-researched, well-analyzed, erudite-yet-readable-and-accessible piece of work. The methodology is sound, and Caciola does a brilliant job not only of presenting the medieval understanding of demon/divine possession, but of demonstrating how gender influenced their interpretations of possessio| ||"This book is a thoughtful and rich exploration of an important aspect of medieval religious culture. Discerning readers interested in spirituality, gender, or conceptions of the body in the Middle Ages will be well rewarded."―American Historical

Trance states, prophesying, convulsions, fasting, and other physical manifestations were often regarded as signs that a person was seized by spirits. In a book that sets out the prehistory of the early modern European witch craze, Nancy Caciola shows how medieval people decided whom to venerate as a saint infused with the spirit of God and whom to avoid as a demoniac possessed of an unclean spirit. This process of discrimination, known as the discernment of spirits, w...

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