Exorcism and Its Texts: Subjectivity in Early Modern Literature of England and Spain
Sharpe, James, The Catholic Historical Review
Exorcism and Its Texts: Subjectivity in Early Modern Literature of England and Spain. By Hilaire Kallendorf. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2003. Pp. xxi, 327. $65.00.)
Over the last two decades there has been an explosion of scholarly research and publication on witchcraft, a process which has engendered interest on a number of related historical issues. Among the most important of which are the related phenomena of demonic possession and exorcism. Hilaire Kallendorf's Exorcism and Its Texts is, therefore, a timely addition to our knowledge on what is a growing area of study among both historians and literary scholars.
Although aware of some of the wider recent …
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Publication information:
Article title: Exorcism and Its Texts: Subjectivity in Early Modern Literature of England and Spain.
Contributors: Sharpe, James - Author.
Journal title: The Catholic Historical Review.
Volume: 91.
Issue: 3
Publication date: July 2005.
Page number: 525+.
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