Reflexia vyháňania diabla vo Wemdingu v dobových periodikách: hodnotenie exorcizmu dobovými periodikami a úloha wemdingského prípadu vo Wahrmundovej afére

• Autorzy: Peter Ondreička

Warianty tytułu

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Perception of the devil expulsion in Wemding in contemporary press media: assessment of the exorcism by the contemporary press media and its role in the Wahrmund affair

• Języki publikacji: SK

Abstrakty

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In the first part of this article we will focus on how the press reflected a possession case from late 19th century in small Bavarian town Wemding. Wemding case is one of the most famous cases of possession or exorcism in 19th century, as we have found during our research. The main aim of this article is to analyse contemporary articles and show different approaches of press media with diverse origins. In second part we will decribe the role of Wemding case in contemporaty newspapers as a part of Wahrmund Affair from 1908 when professor of canonic law attacked the catholic church. The Wemding case was used by Wahrmund as an evidence of church obscurant position. At the end of the article we will identify the reasons why this case aroused so much attention.

Słowa kluczowe

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exorcism; Wemding; expelling; witch; Wahrmund affair; protestant; possession

• Wydawca: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: 29
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 161-200
• Rodzaj publikacji: ARTICLE

Twórcy

autor

Peter Ondreička

• Moderní dějiny, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic