Believe Not Every Spirit
Possession, Mysticism, & Discernment in Early Modern Catholicism
384 pages, 6 x 9
©
2007
Cloth $45.00
ISBN: 9780226762821
Published May 2007
Contents
Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1
PART ONE: POSSESSION AND EXORCISM
1: Trivializing Possession 2: The Prevalence of Mundane Practice 3: From Praxis to Prescribed Ritual
PART TWO: MYSTICISM
4: La Spiritualité à la Mode 5: Contemplation, Possession, and Sexual Misconduct
PART THREE: DISCERNMENT
6: Anatomy of the Soul 7: Discerning Women
PART FOUR: INTERSECTIONS
8: The Devil in the Convent 9: Conclusions
Notes Bibliography Index
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