Demons and illness from antiquity to the early-modern period

Demons and illness from antiquity to the early-modern period

In many near eastern traditions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam, demons have appeared as a cause of illness from ancient times until at least the early modern period. This volume explores the relationship between demons, illness and treatment comparatively. Its twenty chapters range from...

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Körperschaft: Demons and Illness: Theory and Practice from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bhayro, Siam (HerausgeberIn), Rider, Catherine (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Leiden, Boston Brill 2017
Schriftenreihe:Magical and religious literature of Late Antiquity volume 5
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Demonology > History > Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric > Medicine, magic, mystic, and spagiric > Religion and medicine > Spirit possession > Superstitions > Konferenzschrift > Krankheit > Besessenheit > Magie > Geschichte > Wunderheilung > Exorzismus
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