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The Penguin Book of Exorcisms
Taschenbuch von Joseph P Laycock
Sprache: Englisch

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Haunting accounts of real-life exorcisms through the centuries and around the world, from ancient Egypt and the biblical Middle East to colonial America and twentieth-century South Africa

A Penguin Classic

Levitation. Feats of superhuman strength. Speaking in tongues. A hateful, glowing stare. The signs of spirit possession have been documented for thousands of years and across religions and cultures, even into our time: In 2019 the Vatican convened 250 priests from 50 countries for a weeklong seminar on exorcism. The Penguin Book of Exorcisms brings together the most astonishing accounts: Saint Anthony set upon by demons in the form of a lion, a bull, and a panther, who are no match for his devotion and prayer; the Prophet Muhammad casting an enemy of God out of a young boy; fox spirits in medieval China and Japan; a headless bear assaulting a woman in sixteenth-century England; the possession in the French town of Loudun of an entire convent of Ursuline nuns; a Zulu woman who floated to a height of five feet almost daily; a previously unpublished account of an exorcism in Earling, Iowa, in 1928--an important inspiration for the movie The Exorcist; poltergeist activity at a home in Maryland in 1949--the basis for William Peter Blatty's novel The Exorcist; a Filipina girl "bitten by devils"; and a rare example of a priest's letter requesting permission of a bishop to perform an exorcism--after witnessing a boy walk backward up a wall. Fifty-seven percent of Americans profess to believe in demonic possession; after reading this book, you may too.
Haunting accounts of real-life exorcisms through the centuries and around the world, from ancient Egypt and the biblical Middle East to colonial America and twentieth-century South Africa

A Penguin Classic

Levitation. Feats of superhuman strength. Speaking in tongues. A hateful, glowing stare. The signs of spirit possession have been documented for thousands of years and across religions and cultures, even into our time: In 2019 the Vatican convened 250 priests from 50 countries for a weeklong seminar on exorcism. The Penguin Book of Exorcisms brings together the most astonishing accounts: Saint Anthony set upon by demons in the form of a lion, a bull, and a panther, who are no match for his devotion and prayer; the Prophet Muhammad casting an enemy of God out of a young boy; fox spirits in medieval China and Japan; a headless bear assaulting a woman in sixteenth-century England; the possession in the French town of Loudun of an entire convent of Ursuline nuns; a Zulu woman who floated to a height of five feet almost daily; a previously unpublished account of an exorcism in Earling, Iowa, in 1928--an important inspiration for the movie The Exorcist; poltergeist activity at a home in Maryland in 1949--the basis for William Peter Blatty's novel The Exorcist; a Filipina girl "bitten by devils"; and a rare example of a priest's letter requesting permission of a bishop to perform an exorcism--after witnessing a boy walk backward up a wall. Fifty-seven percent of Americans profess to believe in demonic possession; after reading this book, you may too.
Über den Autor
Joseph P. Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University and a co-editor of the journal Nova Religio. He is the author or editor of several books about religion, including Speak of the Devil, Spirit Possession Around the World, and The Seer of Bayside, and has written for Quartz and The New Republic. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Zusammenfassung
EXORCISMS ARE AS POPULAR AS EVER, according to recent features in The Atlantic,The Guardian, and The New Republic, with 57% of Americans believing in demonic possession and priests fielding more requests than ever for exorcisms. In 2014, the Vatican officially recognized the International Association of Exorcists, and in 2019 they convened 250 priests from 50 countries for a week-long seminar on exorcism.

RELEVANT TO POPULAR CINEMA: The third installment of the Warner Bros. exorcism franchise The Conjuring, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga and called The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, is scheduled to be released on September 11, 2020, and the second season of the CBS series Evil is set to premiere in Fall 2020.

TIMED FOR HALLOWEEN PUBLICITY

SUCCESS OF OTHER HALLOWEEN-THEMED PENGUIN CLASSICS ANTHOLOGIES: The Penguin Book of Hell has sold 11,000+ copies since 2018; The Penguin Book of the Undead has sold 12,000+ copies since 2016; and The Penguin Book of Witches has sold 22,000+ copies since 2014.

ON TREND WITH WITCHCRAFT AND ASTROLOGY, whose rise in popularity, according to exorcists, is the cause of the increase in demonic possessions.

EDITOR IS AN EXORCISM EXPERT who teaches a course on demonology and exorcisms at Texas State University and has written on the subject for the popular press.

FEATURES TWO FASCINATING, LITTLE-KNOWN, NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143135470
ISBN-10: 0143135473
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Laycock, Joseph P.
Redaktion: Laycock, Joseph P
Hersteller: Transworld
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 193 x 132 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Joseph P Laycock
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.09.2020
Gewicht: 0,254 kg
Artikel-ID: 118058898
Über den Autor
Joseph P. Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University and a co-editor of the journal Nova Religio. He is the author or editor of several books about religion, including Speak of the Devil, Spirit Possession Around the World, and The Seer of Bayside, and has written for Quartz and The New Republic. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Zusammenfassung
EXORCISMS ARE AS POPULAR AS EVER, according to recent features in The Atlantic,The Guardian, and The New Republic, with 57% of Americans believing in demonic possession and priests fielding more requests than ever for exorcisms. In 2014, the Vatican officially recognized the International Association of Exorcists, and in 2019 they convened 250 priests from 50 countries for a week-long seminar on exorcism.

RELEVANT TO POPULAR CINEMA: The third installment of the Warner Bros. exorcism franchise The Conjuring, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga and called The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, is scheduled to be released on September 11, 2020, and the second season of the CBS series Evil is set to premiere in Fall 2020.

TIMED FOR HALLOWEEN PUBLICITY

SUCCESS OF OTHER HALLOWEEN-THEMED PENGUIN CLASSICS ANTHOLOGIES: The Penguin Book of Hell has sold 11,000+ copies since 2018; The Penguin Book of the Undead has sold 12,000+ copies since 2016; and The Penguin Book of Witches has sold 22,000+ copies since 2014.

ON TREND WITH WITCHCRAFT AND ASTROLOGY, whose rise in popularity, according to exorcists, is the cause of the increase in demonic possessions.

EDITOR IS AN EXORCISM EXPERT who teaches a course on demonology and exorcisms at Texas State University and has written on the subject for the popular press.

FEATURES TWO FASCINATING, LITTLE-KNOWN, NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143135470
ISBN-10: 0143135473
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Laycock, Joseph P.
Redaktion: Laycock, Joseph P
Hersteller: Transworld
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 193 x 132 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Joseph P Laycock
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.09.2020
Gewicht: 0,254 kg
Artikel-ID: 118058898
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