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Having the spirit of Christ : spirit possession and exorcism in the early Christ groups / Giovanni B. Bazzana.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: SynkrisisPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]Copyright date: �2020Description: 1 online resource (x, 320 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780300249514
  • 0300249519
Other title:
  • Spirit possession and exorcism in the early Christ groups
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Having the spirit of Christ.DDC classification:
  • 235.4 23
  • 273 23
LOC classification:
  • BV873.E8
Online resources:
Contents:
Beelzebul against Satan : exorcist subjectivity and spirit possession in the representation of Jesus -- A ghost among the tombs : Mk 5:1-20 as a ritual of exorcism -- The last Adam became a life-giving spirit : Christ and "pneuma" in Pauline theology -- If one does not have the spirit of Christ, one does not belong to him : the functions of spirit possession in the Pauline groups -- "Will they not say that you are out of your mind?" : the performance of possession.
Summary: "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 his earliest followers. 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."-- Provided by publisher.
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Beelzebul against Satan : exorcist subjectivity and spirit possession in the representation of Jesus -- A ghost among the tombs : Mk 5:1-20 as a ritual of exorcism -- The last Adam became a life-giving spirit : Christ and "pneuma" in Pauline theology -- If one does not have the spirit of Christ, one does not belong to him : the functions of spirit possession in the Pauline groups -- "Will they not say that you are out of your mind?" : the performance of possession.

"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 his earliest followers. 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."-- Provided by publisher.

Giovanni B. Bazzana is professor of New Testament at Harvard Divinity School.

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