This is a two-volume chronological history and examination of spirit possession that addresses its phenomenological, psychological, and neurobiological aspects, and its effects on societies.
From the publisher. From the beginning of civilization to the present day, and across all major religions and cultures, there have been documented cases of people seemingly overtaken by an unseen entity. The invading force -- whether good or bad -- appears to replace the possess…
Just like the modern hysteric, a figure that catalyzes clinical vocabularies confirming medieval theological anxieties, the demoniac has been considered an "anomalous" and "abnormal" manifestation of womanhood. Incapable of self-governance, both linguistic and corporeal, the med…
Demonic Possession, Vulnerability, and Performance in Medieval French Dramaadvocates for an affective and ethical framework of reading the vocabularies of possession.
The author reveals his more than twenty-five-year work as a psychiatrist and exorcist, discussing his skepticism about the integration of psychiatry and religion, two of his most significant cases, and his beliefs about free will and evil.
How to recognize and cope with the Jezebel spirit in Christian groups.
How to recognize and cope with the Jezebel spirit in Christian groups.
"Le titre et la couverture de l'ouvrage annoncent immédiatement le ton de cet atlas si particulier. Vous y trouverez recensées soixante cartes anciennes pour autant de lieux maudits à éviter en préparant votre périple. Du bidonville de Kibera (Kenya), en passant par le château d…
Le titre et la couverture de l’ouvrage annoncent immédiatement le ton de cet atlas si particulier. Vous y trouverez recensées soixante cartes anciennes pour autant de lieux maudits à éviter en préparant votre périple. Du bidonville de Kibera (Kenya), en passant par le château de…