Supernatural Encounters: Demons and the Restless Dead in Medieval England, c.1050-1450

by Stephen Gordon

The belief in the reality of demons and the restless dead formed a central facet of the medieval worldview. Whether a pestilent-spreading corpse mobilised by the devil, a purgatorial spirit returning to earth to ask for suffrage, or a shape-shifting demon intent on crushing its victims as they slept, encounters with supernatural entities were often met with consternation and fear. Chroniclers, hagiographers, sermon writers, satirists, poets, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138361747
• ISBN13: 9781138361744
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"