About the author
Christine D. Worobec is the author of Possessed: Women, Witches, and Demons in Imperial Russia, published by Northern Illinois University Press in editions from 2001 and 2003. The book studies klikushestvo, a documented phenomenon in which Russian women known as "shriekers" howled, convulsed, and were believed to be possessed by devils, and traces the range of reactions this provoked among the monks, peasants, and wider community who encountered them. Drawing on historical records from Imperial Russia, the study situates these possession episodes within debates over gender, religion, and popular belief in the Russian countryside. It is a work of social and religious history rather than a manual of practice, aimed at readers interested in the history of witchcraft accusations, women's history, and Russian Orthodox popular religion. The catalogue lists no other biographical details about the author beyond this research.
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💬 What our editors say about Christine D Worobec's books
“Kivelson and Worobec have produced a rigorous academic compilation that prioritizes documentary evidence over narrative flair. While it is an essential reference for specialists in Russian and Ukrainian legal history or…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900: A Sourcebook Kivelson, Valerie A
“Worobec delivers a rigorous academic inquiry that may feel dense to casual readers interested only in sensational tales of possession. This book is not for those seeking quick thrills or supernatural validation; it is a scholarly…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Possessed Worobec, Christine D
“Worobec delivers a scholarly, dense analysis that may overwhelm casual readers seeking accessible narratives about witchcraft. This text is strictly for those with an academic interest in Russian history or religious studies,…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Possessed: Women, Witches, and Demons in Imperial Russia Worobec, Christine D
📋 Editions by Christine D Worobec in the catalog
| Edition | Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900: A Sourcebook Kivels | 2020 | Northern Illinois Universi | 540 | 9781501750656 |
| Possessed Worobec, Christine D | 2001 | Northern Illinois Universi | 303 | 9780875802732 |
| Possessed: Women, Witches, and Demons in Imperial Russia Worobec | 2003 | Northern Illinois Universi | 303 | 9780875805986 |
| Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900: A Sourcebook Kivels | 2020 | Northern Illinois Universi | 540 | 9781501750649 |
