François Oudot, Viscount of Auxonne, healing and exorcising people in a village square. Etching, 1760, after F. Devosge.

A priest exorcist, with two men playing cymbals and drums. Gouache painting.

Christ heals a demoniac; a demon is expelled into the air. Etching by J.D. de Montalegre and M.H. Rentz.

Blessings given at the High Church of Our Beloved Lady involving the expulsion of devils and curing of blind and lame people. Etching.

An African medicine man or shaman using symbols and small animals to eject a demon (disease). Wood engraving by Dalziel after J. Leech.

Saint Benedict of Nursia: he frees a priest who had been possessed by devils. Engraving by G. Fabbri, 1776, after D. Fratta after L. Carracci.

Four Kenyan shaman or medicine men dressed in ceremonial costume, South east Asia. Halftone.

Saint Benedict exorcising through prayer a man possessed by demons. Etching by G.M. Giovannini after L. Carracci.

Christ heals a demoniac; a demon is expelled into the air. Etching.

Saint Benedict curing a man possessed by a devil. Etching after L. Carracci.

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Ritual for exorcism: in Latin, with a few passages in German. The first page contains details of the names and quantities of herbs, etc. used for the fumigation-the so-called 'Hexen-Pulver'.

1 volume 13 ll. folio. 30 × 201/2 cm. Unbound.

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<p>According to Le François, an event at the Château de Gaillon in 1562, involving a priest named Pierre de Gondi, while the cardinal de Bourbon was entertaining Cathérine de Medicis and her son, the future Charles IX. Two courtiers, Louise de  la Beraudière and Madame de Sauve, tried to seduce the abbé. The former succeeded, but the latter was jealous and as a trick told the abbot of the local Charterhouse that a possessed man was in the castle. Two Carthusians came to Louise's bedroom and exorcised de Gondi. He later became the Cardinal de Retz (Le François pp. 31-37)</p>

The abbé de Gondi being exorcised by Carthusian monks. Engraving by Ferdinand after N. Thomas.

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Documentazione fotografica del rito de esorcizzazione nel tarantismo pugliese / Paolo Albanese, Paola Chiari, Roberto Lorenzetti.

1 process print : halftone ; image 9.5 x 15.2 cm

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The abbé de Gondi being exorcised by Carthusian monks. Engraving by Ferdinand after N. Thomas.

Documentazione fotografica del rito de esorcizzazione nel tarantismo pugliese / Paolo Albanese, Paola Chiari, Roberto Lorenzetti.

Four Kenyan shaman or medicine men dressed in ceremonial costume, South east Asia. Halftone.

Blessings given at the High Church of Our Beloved Lady involving the expulsion of devils and curing of blind and lame people. Etching.

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Exorcism

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The abbé de Gondi being exorcised by Carthusian monks. Engraving by Ferdinand after N. Thomas.

Documentazione fotografica del rito de esorcizzazione nel tarantismo pugliese / Paolo Albanese, Paola Chiari, Roberto Lorenzetti.

Four Kenyan shaman or medicine men dressed in ceremonial costume, South east Asia. Halftone.

Blessings given at the High Church of Our Beloved Lady involving the expulsion of devils and curing of blind and lame people. Etching.

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