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...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[1995]
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 1995, Volume: 5, Issue: 4, Pages: 259-276 |
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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 |