Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Preface vii
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. Chapter 1. Making Sense of Demonic Possession 1
7. Chapter 2. Possession and Exorcism in Christian Antiquity 32
8. Chapter 3. Possession in Christian Demonology 56
9. Chapter 4. Expelling the Demon 81
10. Chapter 5. Demonic Possession and Illness 113
11. Chapter 6. The Performance of the Possessed 139
12. Chapter 7. The Demoniac in Society 169
13. Chapter 8. The Demoniac and the Witch 191
14. Chapter 9. Possession in the Age of Reason 215
15. Chapter 10. Possession: Past and Present 240
16. Chapter 11. Conclusion 254
17. Notes 266
18. Bibliography 314
19. Index 336