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Author:

Dendle, Peter, 1968- author.

Title:

Demon possession in Anglo-Saxon England / Peter Dendle.

Publisher:

Medieval Institute Publications,

Copyright Date:

c 2014

Description:

xvi, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

English literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100--History and criticism.
Demoniac possession in literature.
Deviant behavior in literature.
Psychology, Pathological, in literature.
Exorcism in literature.
Christian hagiography--History.
Devotional literature, English--History.
Medical literature--England--History--To 1500.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
Christian hagiography.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
Demoniac possession in literature.
Deviant behavior in literature.
Devotional literature, English.
English literature--Old English.
Exorcism in literature.
Medical literature.
Psychology, Pathological, in literature.
England.
Literatur.
Altenglisch.
Besessenheit.
Dämonenglaube.
To 1500
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Preface -- Introduction -- Backgrounds to Anglo-Saxon exorcism -- Medical and liturgical responses -- Demon possession in narrative portrayals -- Neurological and behavioral pathologies in the early Middle Ages -- Conclusions and further questions.

ISBN:

1580441696
9781580441698

OCLC:

(OCoLC)809249943

LCCN:

2012032060

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)