Saints and the Demoniacs
Exorcistic Rites in Medieval Europe (11th – 13th Century)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7774499 |
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| Authors | Marek Tamm (0000-0002-0347-504X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Pages | 7-24 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore Electronic Journal of Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1406-0957 • E-ISSN: 1406-0949 |
| Publisher | Estonian Literary Museum of Scholarly Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7592/fejf2003.23.exorcism |
| OpenAlex | W2317389490 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
In medieval society one of the main functions of a saint was healing people. Similarly to Christ, whose contemporaries were awed by his ability to cure the sick, the medieval saint was expected to have an ability to perform miraculous healings. Hagiographic literature clearly indicates that health was the most called for miracle: people turned to saints not as much for the blessing of soul but because of physical ailments (Vauchez 1998: 46–47; Sigal 1985: 227–264)
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Middle Ages · Classics · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · History · Medieval Literature and History · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Highly cited | No |
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