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Record Number:
4487
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Title:
Possessed by the Spirit: Devout Women, Demoniacs, and the Apostolic Life in the Thirteenth Century [the author analyzes exempla and the lives of "mulieres sanctae" for instances of demoniac possession including preaching demons and a demoniac saint, Christina Mirabilis].
Source:
Speculum 73, 3 (July 1998): Pages 733 - 770.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Christina Mirabilis van Sint-Truiden, Mystic
Demoniac Possession
Demons
Hagiography
Healers and Healing
Mental Illness
Women in Religion
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Geographic Area:
General
Century:
13
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Year of Publication:
1998.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00387134