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Based primarily on the exhaustive investigation by the Inquisition of Modena, 'The Scourge of Demons' examines this fascinating case in its historical context. The travails of Santa Chiara occurred at a time when Europe witnessed peaks in both witch-hunting and in the numbers of people reputedly possessed by demons. Female religious figures appeared particularly prone to demonic attacks, and Counter-Reformation Church authorities were especially interested in imposing stricter discipline on convents. Watt carefully considers how the nuns of Santa Chiara understood and experienced alleged possession and witchcraft, concluding that Santa Chiara's diabolical troubles and their denouement - involving the actions of nuns, confessors, inquisitorial authorities, and exorcists - were profoundly shaped by the unique confluence of religious, cultural, judicial, and intellectual trends that flourished in the 1630s. Jeffrey R. Watt is professor of history at the University of Mississippi.

Esoteric sciences --- Christian church history --- History of civilization --- History of Italy --- anno 1600-1699 --- Demoniac possession --- Witchcraft --- 248.222 --- 27 <45> "16" --- 291.33 --- 248.222 Vrijwillige relaties met de duivel. Satanisme. Hekserij. Toverij --- Vrijwillige relaties met de duivel. Satanisme. Hekserij. Toverij --- 291.33 Directe invloed op de goddelijke wil: hekserij; bezweringen; magie, toverij --- Directe invloed op de goddelijke wil: hekserij; bezweringen; magie, toverij --- Black art (Witchcraft) --- Sorcery --- Occultism --- Wicca --- Demonic possession --- Possession, Demoniac --- Demonology --- Spirit possession --- History --- Kerkgeschiedenis--Italië--17e eeuw. Periode 1600-1699 --- Monastero Santa Chiara (Carpi, Italy) --- Monastero S. Chiara (Carpi, Italy) --- Santa Chiara (Convent : Carpi, Italy) --- Carpi (Italy) --- Carpi --- Church history --- 1600s. --- Italian history. --- demons. --- history of Christianity in Italy. --- mass hysteria. --- psychosomatic. --- religion and classics. --- seventeenth century Italy. --- witchcraft. --- women in religion. --- women's studies.