The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and DemonologyAn historical and human compendium, from original sources in the world's greatest libraries, describing the witches' sabbat and pact, incubi and succubi, eyewitness reports of trials, werewolves, and vampires, sexual relations with the devil, demoniacal possession and exorcism, poltergeists, barbarous tortures, and the theological and legal theories of inquisition, witchcraft and demonology. |
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Page 128
... exorcism , people regularly gave the names of the devils possessing them [ see Jeanne Fery ] . Being acquainted with the current nomenclature , either by read- ing or sermons , the energumens generally gave names familiar to the exorcists ...
... exorcism , people regularly gave the names of the devils possessing them [ see Jeanne Fery ] . Being acquainted with the current nomenclature , either by read- ing or sermons , the energumens generally gave names familiar to the exorcists ...
Page 145
... exorcism ; nevertheless , Catholic service books contained exorcisms against noisy demons infesting houses and even bridal suites ! Exorcism grew out of the New Testa- ment accounts - e.g . , " In my name shall they cast out devils ...
... exorcism ; nevertheless , Catholic service books contained exorcisms against noisy demons infesting houses and even bridal suites ! Exorcism grew out of the New Testa- ment accounts - e.g . , " In my name shall they cast out devils ...
Page 395
... exorcism by the monks of Vervins of Madame Nicole Autry at Laon , where she was publicly whipped " to obtain through God the expulsion of the devils from her body . " 1583. In Vienna , sixteen - year - old girl suf- fered from cramps ...
... exorcism by the monks of Vervins of Madame Nicole Autry at Laon , where she was publicly whipped " to obtain through God the expulsion of the devils from her body . " 1583. In Vienna , sixteen - year - old girl suf- fered from cramps ...
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