Possession, Puritanism and Print

Darrell, Harsnett, Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Exorcism Controversy

Autori

• Marion Gibson

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Pagine

218pagine

Tempo di lettura

8ore

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Focusing on the themes of injustice and resistance, the narrative explores religious persecution during the final years of Queen Elizabeth's reign. It delves into a sensational series of demonic possessions and exorcisms, revealing the controversies in print that characterized the late Elizabethan era. These tensions foreshadow the civil war to come, illustrating the profound societal and religious conflicts of the time.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2006

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