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A history of exorcism in Catholic Christianity /

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"This book traces the development of exorcism in Catholic Christianity from the fourth century to the present day, and seeks to explain why exorcism is still so much in demand. This is the first work in English to trace the development of the liturgy, practice and authorisation of exorcisms in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Young, Francis (Francis Kendrick) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Series:Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic.
Subjects:
Exorcism.
Exorcism > History.
Europe.
Spirit Possession > history
Spiritual Therapies > history
Catholicism > history
Europe
Exorcisme.
Exorcisme > Histoire.
Exorcism
History
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Exorcism in the early Christian west, 300-900
  • Exorcism in crisis: the Middle Ages, 900-1500
  • Exorcism in Counter-Reformation Europe
  • Catholic exorcism beyond Catholic Europe
  • Exorcism in the Age of Reason
  • Exorcism in an age of doubt: the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
  • The return of exorcism.