Possessed by the Devil? A Very Public Dispute in Utrecht
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10410328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin J Kaplan (0000-0001-8649-8329, University of Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 738-759 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Renaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2862960 |
| PMID | 11613586 |
| OpenAlex | W2317430779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
No phenomenon reveals the otherness, the alien quality of early modern culture as dramatically as reputed cases of demonic possession. Previously a rare and rather marginal phenomenon, demonic possession became a new plague in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Physically the affliction manifested itself in recurrent fits, convulsions, foaming at the mouth, difficulty eating and drinking, bug-eyes, and extreme contortions of the body. Verbally demoniacs sometimes ranted incoherently; other times, their words were offensively clear to those around them. Speaking with the supposed voice of the devil, demoniacs uttered blasphemies and obscenities, denied fundamental Christian dogmas, and mocked figures of authority
Alien · Art · Cultural phenomenon · Epistemology · Humanities · Linguistics · Literature · Phenomenon · Political science · Possession (linguistics · Historical Legal Studies and Society · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2014 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |