Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England
Subtitle: Contemporary Texts and their Cultural Contexts
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 20, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9780521037129
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; Satanism & demonology; Literary Criticism; Religion - Church History; England; Christian Rituals & Practice - General; Christianity - History - General; Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism : English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Religion / Church History; Religion : Christian Rituals & Practice - General; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; 16th century; 17th century; Case studies; Demoniac possession; Exorcism; History
First sentence: On 20 January 1573, at seven o'clock in the evening, the torments of Alexander Nyndge began.