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Record Number:
45986
Author(s)/Creator(s):
William of Malmesbury
Contributor(s):
Title:
A Sorceress and Her Demons
Source:
The Medieval Devil: A Reader. Edited by Richard Raiswell and David R. Winter. University of Toronto Press, 2022. Pages 100 - 102.
Description:
A sorceress fears the punishment of demons following her death. Despite the measures taken for prayers and services, demons persisted in their attack on her body. The account comes from a history by William of Malmesbury.
Article Type:
Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Demons
Punishment
Witches
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
12
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Abstract:
Related Resources:
The text is translated by Richard Raiswell and David R. Winter, Gesta Regum Angolorum atque historia novella, vol.. 1 (London, 1840), pp. 351-54.
Author's Affiliation:
Brandon University [Winter]; University of Prince Edward Island [Raiswell]
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2022.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781442634169 (pbk); 9781442634176 (hbk); 9781442634183 (ePub); 9781442634190 (PDF)