Healing or hurting?: Interpretations of possession as a disease in the second half of the 19th and early 20th century press

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Healing or hurting?: Interpretations of possession as a disease in the second half of the 19th and early 20th century press

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This study focuses on articles published in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century inwhich possessionwas portrayed as a disease, be it mental or physical.At the beginning, we will briefly show how possession cases were interpreted by the medical profession in the 19th century. We will also describe changes in conceptions of possession and exorcism in Christian religion over this period. The core part of our study entails an analysis of articles, focusing on descriptions of the disease and how possession was perceived by those involved. The paper also considersindividual cases and the outcomes and potential consequences of the exorcisms performed on the possessed, including court cases or being committed to an asylum for the mentally ill.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Healing or hurting?: Interpretations of possession as a disease in the second half of the 19th and early 20th century press

Popis výsledku anglicky

This study focuses on articles published in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century inwhich possessionwas portrayed as a disease, be it mental or physical.At the beginning, we will briefly show how possession cases were interpreted by the medical profession in the 19th century. We will also describe changes in conceptions of possession and exorcism in Christian religion over this period. The core part of our study entails an analysis of articles, focusing on descriptions of the disease and how possession was perceived by those involved. The paper also considersindividual cases and the outcomes and potential consequences of the exorcisms performed on the possessed, including court cases or being committed to an asylum for the mentally ill.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60101 - History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Axis Mundi

ISSN

1337-0626

e-ISSN

2729-8841

Svazek periodika

17

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

SK - Slovenská republika

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

21-29

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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