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  1. Supernatural encounters
    demons and the restless dead in medieval England, c.1050-1450
    Author: Gordon, Stephen
    Published: 2020
    Publisher:  Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London ; New York

    "The belief in the reality of demons and the restless dead formed a central facet of the medieval worldview. Whether a pestilent-spreading corpse mobilised by the devil, a purgatorial spirit returning to earth to ask for suffrage, or a shape-shifting... more

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    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    "The belief in the reality of demons and the restless dead formed a central facet of the medieval worldview. Whether a pestilent-spreading corpse mobilised by the devil, a purgatorial spirit returning to earth to ask for suffrage, or a shape-shifting demon intent on crushing its victims as they slept, encounters with supernatural entities were often met with consternation and fear. Chroniclers, hagiographers, sermons writers, satirists, poets and even medical practitioners utilised the cultural 'text' of the supernatural encounter in many different ways, showcasing the multiplicity of contemporary attitudes to death, disease, and the afterlife. In this volume, Stephen Gordon explores the ways in which conflicting ideas about the intention and agency of supernatural entities were understood and articulated in different social and literary contexts. Focusing primarily on material from medieval England, c.1050-1450, Gordon discusses how writers such as William of Malmesbury, William of Newburgh, Walter Map, John Mirk and Geoffrey Chaucer utilised the belief in demons, nightmares and walking corpses for pointed critical effect. Ultimately, this monograph provides new insights into the ways in which the broad ontological category of the 'revenant' was conceptualised in the medieval world"--

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781138361744
    RVK Categories: NM 9300 ; LC 38190 ; NK 5060
    Series: Studies in medieval history and culture
    Subjects: Lebender Leichnam; Okkultismus; Geisterglaube; Dämonenglaube
    Other subjects: Occultism / England / History / To 1500; Demonology / England / History / To 1500; Supernatural / History / To 1500; Demonology; Occultism; Supernatural; England; To 1500; History
    Scope: 232 Seiten, Illustrationen
  2. Supernatural encounters
    demons and the restless dead in medieval England, c.1050-1450
    Author: Gordon, Stephen
    Published: 2020
    Publisher:  Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London ; New York

    "The belief in the reality of demons and the restless dead formed a central facet of the medieval worldview. Whether a pestilent-spreading corpse mobilised by the devil, a purgatorial spirit returning to earth to ask for suffrage, or a shape-shifting... more

    Location:
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
    Inter-library loan:
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    "The belief in the reality of demons and the restless dead formed a central facet of the medieval worldview. Whether a pestilent-spreading corpse mobilised by the devil, a purgatorial spirit returning to earth to ask for suffrage, or a shape-shifting demon intent on crushing its victims as they slept, encounters with supernatural entities were often met with consternation and fear. Chroniclers, hagiographers, sermons writers, satirists, poets and even medical practitioners utilised the cultural 'text' of the supernatural encounter in many different ways, showcasing the multiplicity of contemporary attitudes to death, disease, and the afterlife. In this volume, Stephen Gordon explores the ways in which conflicting ideas about the intention and agency of supernatural entities were understood and articulated in different social and literary contexts. Focusing primarily on material from medieval England, c.1050-1450, Gordon discusses how writers such as William of Malmesbury, William of Newburgh, Walter Map, John Mirk and Geoffrey Chaucer utilised the belief in demons, nightmares and walking corpses for pointed critical effect. Ultimately, this monograph provides new insights into the ways in which the broad ontological category of the 'revenant' was conceptualised in the medieval world"--

     
    Export to reference management software   RIS file
      BibTeX file
    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781138361744
    RVK Categories: NM 9300 ; LC 38190 ; NK 5060
    Series: Studies in medieval history and culture
    Subjects: Lebender Leichnam; Okkultismus; Geisterglaube; Dämonenglaube
    Other subjects: Occultism / England / History / To 1500; Demonology / England / History / To 1500; Supernatural / History / To 1500; Demonology; Occultism; Supernatural; England; To 1500; History
    Scope: 232 Seiten, Illustrationen