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Chapter 5. God and the Devil: Possessing Souls

Barbara Newman

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Introduction. Members of One Another 1
Chapter 1. Teacher and Student: Shaping Boys 15
Chapter 2. Saint and Sinner: Reading Minds 59
Chapter 3. Lovers: Exchanging Hearts 107
Chapter 4. Mother and Child: Giving Birth 156
Chapter 5. God and the Devil: Possessing Souls 209
Conclusion, or Why It Still Matters 263
Notes 287
Bibliography 335
Index 361
Acknowledgments 371

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Introduction. Members of One Another 1
Chapter 1. Teacher and Student: Shaping Boys 15
Chapter 2. Saint and Sinner: Reading Minds 59
Chapter 3. Lovers: Exchanging Hearts 107
Chapter 4. Mother and Child: Giving Birth 156
Chapter 5. God and the Devil: Possessing Souls 209
Conclusion, or Why It Still Matters 263
Notes 287
Bibliography 335
Index 361
Acknowledgments 371

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