Exorcism and Enlightenment [electronic resource] : Johann Joseph Gassner and the demons of eighteenth-century Germany / H.C. Erik Midelfort.
By: Midelfort, H. C. Erik
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TextSeries: Terry lectures: Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 219 p.) : ill., maps.ISBN: 9780300130133 (electronic bk.); 0300130139 (electronic bk.); 0300106696 (alk. paper); 9780300106695 (alk. paper); 1281722359; 9781281722355.Subject(s): Gassner, Johann Joseph, 1727-1779 | Gassner, Johann Joseph, 1727-1779 | Exorcism -- Germany -- History -- 18th century | Faith and reason -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- 18th century | Enlightenment -- Germany | Exorcisme -- Allemagne -- Histoire -- 18e siècle | Foi et raison -- Christianisme -- Histoire des doctrines -- 18e siècle | Siècle des lumières -- Allemagne | RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Spiritual Warfare | RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Angelology & Demonology | Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis) | Exorcisme | რელიგია-- ქრისტიანობა-- ექსორციზმი-- რწმენა და გონებაGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Exorcism and Enlightenment.DDC classification: 235/.4/094309033 LOC classification: BX2340 | .M53 2005ebOnline resources: EBSCOhost Summary: In the late eighteenth century, Catholic priest Johann Joseph Gassner (1727-1779) discovered that he had extraordinary powers of exorcism. Deciding that demons were responsible for most human ailments, he healed thousands, rich and poor, Protestant and Catholic. In this book H. C. Erik Midelfort delves deeply into records of the time to explore Gassner's remarkable exorcising campaign, chronicle the official efforts to curb him, and reconstruct the sufferings of the afflicted. Gassner's activities triggered a Catholic religious revival as well as a noisy skeptical reaction. In response to those who doubted that he was really casting out demons, Gassner marshaled hundreds of eyewitness reports that seemed to prove his exorcisms really worked. Midelfort describes the enormous public controversy that resulted, and he demonstrates that the Gassner episode yields important insights into the German Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment, the limitations of eighteenth-century debate, and the ongoing role of magic and belief in an age of scientific enlightenment.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-210) and index.
In the late eighteenth century, Catholic priest Johann Joseph Gassner (1727-1779) discovered that he had extraordinary powers of exorcism. Deciding that demons were responsible for most human ailments, he healed thousands, rich and poor, Protestant and Catholic. In this book H. C. Erik Midelfort delves deeply into records of the time to explore Gassner's remarkable exorcising campaign, chronicle the official efforts to curb him, and reconstruct the sufferings of the afflicted. Gassner's activities triggered a Catholic religious revival as well as a noisy skeptical reaction. In response to those who doubted that he was really casting out demons, Gassner marshaled hundreds of eyewitness reports that seemed to prove his exorcisms really worked. Midelfort describes the enormous public controversy that resulted, and he demonstrates that the Gassner episode yields important insights into the German Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment, the limitations of eighteenth-century debate, and the ongoing role of magic and belief in an age of scientific enlightenment.
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