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Exorcism and Enlightenment - Johann Joseph Gassner and the Demons of Eighteenth-Century Germany (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,809

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Exorcism and Enlightenment - Johann Joseph Gassner and the Demons of Eighteenth-Century Germany (Hardcover): H. C. Erik...

Exorcism and Enlightenment - Johann Joseph Gassner and the Demons of Eighteenth-Century Germany (Hardcover)

H. C. Erik Midelfort

Series: The Terry Lectures

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In the late eighteenth century, Catholic priest Johann Joseph Gassner (17271;1779) discovered that he had extraordinary powers of exorcism. Deciding that demons were responsible for most human ailments, he healed thousands, rich and poor, Protestant and Catholic. In this book H. C. Erik Midelfort delves deeply into records of the time to explore Gassner7;s remarkable exorcising campaign, chronicle the official efforts to curb him, and reconstruct the sufferings of the afflicted.

Gassner7;s activities triggered a Catholic religious revival as well as a noisy skeptical reaction. In response to those who doubted that he was really casting out demons, Gassner marshaled hundreds of eyewitness reports that seemed to prove his exorcisms really worked. Midelfort describes the enormous public controversy that resulted, and he demonstrates that the Gassner episode yields important insights into the German Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment, the limitations of eighteenth-century debate, and the ongoing role of magic and belief in an age of scientific enlightenment.

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Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Terry Lectures
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	July 2005
Authors:	H. C. Erik Midelfort
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-10669-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	0-300-10669-6
Barcode:	9780300106695