Demonic possession and exorcism in early modern England: Contemporary texts and their cultural contexts

Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England: Contemporary Texts and their Cultural Contexts

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-405

  Almond, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511483417     Document Type: Book

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