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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032082445
• ISBN13: 9781032082448
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"