RT Book
T1 Witchcraft and the modern Roman Catholic Church
T2 Cambridge elements. Elements in magic
A1 Young, Francis
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1790084407
AB Witchcraft is rarely mentioned in official documents of the contemporary Roman Catholic church, but ideas about the dangers of witchcraft and other forms of occultism underpin the recent revival of interest in exorcism in the church. This Element examines hierarchical and clerical understandings of witchcraft within the contemporary Roman Catholic church. The Element considers the difficulties faced by clergy in parts of the developing world, where belief in witchcraft is so dominant it has the potential to undermine the church's doctrine and authority. The Element also considers the revival of interest in witchcraft and cursing among Catholic demonologists and exorcists in the developed world. The Element explores whether it is possible for a global church to adopt any kind of coherent approach to a phenomenon appraised so differently across different cultures that the church's responses to witchcraft in one context are likely to seem irrelevant in another.
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jan 2022)
SN 9781108953337
SN 9781108948753
K1 Catholic Church : Doctrines
K1 Occultism : Religious aspects : Catholic Church
K1 Witchcraft
DO 10.1017/9781108953337