Welcome, my December souls!
A young French woman ignites chaos in the 1590s when claims of demonic possession turn her into a national obsession. Was Martha Brossier truely tormented... or performing for influence?
Follow me as I delve into the case that rattled priests, physicians, and even the king's court.
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Sources & Further Reading:
A True Discourse vpon the Matter of Martha Brossier of Romorantin (1599), translated by Abraham Hartwell
Anita M. Walker & Edmund H. Dickerman, “A Woman Under the Influence: A Case of Alleged Possession in Sixteenth-Century France,” Sixteenth Century Journal
D.S. Ferber, Possession and Exorcism in the Sacramental Life of Early Modern France
“Martha Brossier” — Encyclopedic and secondary analyses, including Wikipedia for contextual reference
Further Reading:
Nancy Caciola, Discerning Spirits: Divine and Demonic Possession in the Middle Ages (Cornell University Press, 2003)
Sarah Ferber, Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern France (Routledge, 2004)
Brian Levack, The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West (Yale University Press, 2013)
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