The Devil's Scourge:  Exorcism in Renaissance Italy
Girolamo Menghi (1529-1609) was born in Viadana, Italy, in the province of Mantua. He entered the Franciscan order at the age of 20 and became superior of a Franciscan province in 1598. He was known as the "father of the exorcist's art." Gaetano Paxia was born in a tiny village in southern Sicily. He teaches Italian and history near Venice, and he and his American wife have three children.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.