Psychoanalytical Interpretation of the Demoniacal Possession and the mystical Development of Sister Jeanne des Anges From Loudun (1605-1665)
On the basis of autobiographical material, a psychoanalytic interpretation is provided of the demoniacal possession and subsequent mystically tinted devel- opment of the Loudun Sister, Jeanne des Anges (1605-1665). This Sister's hysterical personality is shown to be the basis of her possession...
| Published in: | The international journal for the psychology of religion |
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[1995]
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Summary: | On the basis of autobiographical material, a psychoanalytic interpretation is provided of the demoniacal possession and subsequent mystically tinted devel- opment of the Loudun Sister, Jeanne des Anges (1605-1665). This Sister's hysterical personality is shown to be the basis of her possession and subsequent development and was characterized by a passion for the absolute, the emer- gence of Oedipal wish-phantasms (seduction, being chosen, and being re- jected), and by the imaginary and hence narcissistic and labile nature of her relationships with others. The undeniably favorable but inauthentic nature of her mystical development is also stressed. |
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| ISSN: | 1532-7582 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0504_5 |