Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England
by
Peter Dendle
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture
ISBN-10
1580441696
ISBN-13
9781580441698
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Imprint
Medieval Institute Publications
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 22nd, 2015
Print length
322 Pages
Weight
686 grams
Dimensions
16.30 x 23.80 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
British & Irish historyMedieval historyHistory of medicine
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Concepts of demon possession and exorcism provided a outlet for expressing the psychological, biological, and sociopolitical dysfunctions of society. A reexamination of the available sources describing the possessed and a study of the currently recognized medical and psychiatric conditions that may be relevant to and resemble medieval possession.
Anglo-Saxon England was a society governed by the competing discourses of illness, spirituality, power, and community. The concepts of demon possession and exorcism, introduced by Christian missionaries, provided a potential outlet for expressing the psychological, biological, and sociopolitical dysfunctions of a society that was at the center of multiple conflicting cultural dimensions.
Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England is a reexamination of the available sources describing the possessed and a study of the currently recognized medical and psychiatric conditions that may be relevant to and resemble medieval possession.
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