The Penguin book of exorcisms / edited by Joseph P. Laycock.
"Levitation. Feats of superhuman strength. Speaking in tongues. A hateful, glowing stare. Spirit possession has been documented for thousands of years and across religions and cultures, even into our time: In 2019 the Vatican convened 250 priests from 50 countries for a week-long seminar on exorcism. The Penguin Book of Exorcisms brings together the most astonishing accounts: Saint Anthony set upon by demons in the form of a lion, a bull, and a panther, who are no match for his devotion and prayer; the Prophet Muhammad casting an enemy of God out of a young boy; fox spirits in medieval China and Japan; a headless bear assaulting a woman in sixteenth-century England; the possession in the French town of Loudun of an entire convent of Ursuline nuns; a Zulu woman who floated to a height of five feet almost daily; a previously unpublished account of an exorcism in Earling, Iowa, in 1928--an important inspiration for the movie The Exorcist; poltergeist activity at a home in Maryland in 1949--the basis for William Peter Blatty's novel The Exorcist; a Filipina girl "bitten by devils"; and a rare example of a priest's letter requesting permission of a bishop to perform an exorcism--after witnessing a boy walk backwards up a wall. Fifty-seven percent of Americans profess to believe in demonic possession; after reading this book, you may too"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143135470
- ISBN: 0143135473
- Physical Description: xi, 313 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: 1st. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, [2020]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction / by Joseph, P. Laycock -- Suggestions for further reading -- Acknowledgments -- The ancient Near East -- The Greco-Roman world -- Medieval Europe -- Early modern Europe and America -- Jewish traditions of exorcism -- The Islamic tradition -- South and East Asia -- Modern exorcisms. |
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Subject: | Exorcism. Demonology. Spirit possession. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 133.427 P398b 2020 (Text) | 33126024452900 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |