The Scourge of Demons: Possession, Lust, and Witchcraft in a Seventeenth-Century Italian Convent

by Jeffrey R. Watt

A fascinating examination of alleged demon possession and witchcraft in a seventeenth-century convent in Carpi, Italy.

In 1636, residents at the convent of Santa Chiara in Carpi in northern Italy were struck by an extraordinary illness that provoked bizarre behavior. Eventually numbering fourteen, the afflicted nuns were subject to screaming fits, throwing themselves on the floor, and falling abruptly into a deep sleep. When medical experts'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580465641
• ISBN13: 9781580465649
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"