This week sees the second instalment in our ongoing spotlight series, where we’re sitting down and chatting with individual members of our medievalist community. After speaking with Verity Bruce in our first post, we’re picking up many of the same themes again this week, as we chat to Dr. Jennifer Farrell, Lecturer in Medieval History. […]
We have a very vibrant and wide-ranging community in Medieval Studies here at Exeter, and in recognition of this, we’re delighted to launch a new series on the blog to showcase individual medievalists — at all levels — and the exciting work that they do. We’re kicking things off with a contribution from Verity Bruce, […]
Demons appear in all kinds of medieval sources, but often feature particularly in the records kept by saints’ shrines of miracles performed by the saint. Among many other illnesses and disabilities, medieval saints are said to have cured a number of unfortunate men and women who were thought to be ‘possessed’ or ‘vexed’ by demons. […]
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