Literature Review #5
Citation: BRIAN P. LEVACK. The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West. Yale University Press, 2013. Summary: This book talks about the history of possession and exorcism in the western world, with a focus on Christianity. The book talks about the major influence of religious texts such as the New Testament and talks about how cases of possession spoken about in these texts influenced and led to the beliefs in demonic possession. It also talks about the symptoms possessed individuals showed. Author: Brian Levack is an American historian and is currently working in the History Department of the University of Texas and is the John E. Green Regents Professor in History. Key Terms: Christianity, possession, exorcism Three Quotes: " possessed by a mute and deaf spirit which threw him to the ground, sent him into convulsions, made his body rigid, and caused him to foam at the mouth and grind his teeth."(Brian, 37) " had such an emotional impact on the yo...
