"I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven." Illness as demon possession in the world of the first Christian ascetics and monks
The late antique world was particularly conscious of malevolent supernatural power constantly laying in wait to attack and enslave humans. Demons incited vices; they could persuade both their unsuspected and suspected victims to venerate them, and to persecute Christians, and to feel an overwhelming...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2011
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Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2011, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 323-340 |
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Early Christian
B Monks B Ascetics B demon possession |
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