Having the Spirit of Christ: Spirit Possession and Exorcism in the Early Christ Groups

A provocative reinterpretation of accounts of spirit possession and exorcism in early Christianity The earliest Christian writings...
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Author: Giovanni B. Bazzana
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Language: English
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Having the Spirit of Christ: Spirit Possession and Exorcism in the Early Christ Groups by Bazzana, Giovanni B.

Having the Spirit of Christ: Spirit Possession and Exorcism in the Early Christ Groups

€153,48

Having the Spirit of Christ: Spirit Possession and Exorcism in the Early Christ Groups

€153,48
Author: Giovanni B. Bazzana
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A provocative reinterpretation of accounts of spirit possession and exorcism in early Christianity

The earliest Christian writings are filled with stories of possession and exorcism, which were crucial for the activity of the historical Jesus and for the practice of the earliest groups of his followers. Most critical scholarship, however, regularly marginalizes these topics or discards them altogether in reconstructing early Christian history.

This innovative book approaches the study of possession from a different methodological angle by using a comparative lens that includes contemporary ethnographies of possession cross-culturally. Possession, besides being a harmful event that should be exorcized, can also have a positive role in many cultures. Often it helps individuals and groups to reflect on and reshape their identity, to plan their moral actions, and to remember in a most vivid way their past. When read in light of these materials, these ancient documents reveal the religious, cultural, and social meaning that the experience of possession had for the early Christ groups.

Author: Giovanni B. Bazzana
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 01/07/2020
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780300245622


Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2020

About the Author
Giovanni B. Bazzana is professor of New Testament at Harvard Divinity School. He is the author of Kingdom of Bureaucracy: The Political Theology of Village Scribes in the Sayings Gospel Q and serves on the editorial board of the Harvard Theological Review.


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