Unclean Spirits: Possession and Exorcism in France and England in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries

by D. P. Walker

Overview

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812277975
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/1981
Series:	Anniversary Collection
Edition description:	Reprint 2016 ed.
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

"Brilliant and penetrating."

London Review of Books

"A brilliant little book, the implications of which are far-reaching."

New York Review of Books Lawrence Stone

"A wonderful little book. . . . Not only does it shed light on the topics of possession and exorcism but also larger subjects, such as witchcraft, magic, and the religiously oriented society of the early modern period, are illuminated as well."

American Historical Review

"Brilliant and penetrating."—London Review of Books "A wonderful little book. . . . Not only does it shed light on the topics of possession and exorcism, but also larger subjects such as witchcraft, magic, and the religiously oriented society of the early modern period are illuminated as well."—American Historical Review

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