Begone Satan
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Begone Satan is Fr. Carl Vogel's English-language 1935 compilation of the public account of the 1928 exorcism at Erling, Iowa, based largely on eyewitness testimony from the parish priest Father Joseph Steiger.
The booklet recounts the events, dialogues during exorcism, alleged preternatural phenomena, and the claimed deliverance of the afflicted woman.
It was circulated with an imprimatur and became a primary publicly available source for the case, later referenced in scholarship and popular accounts.
Vogel presents dramatic reported signs—levitation, xenoglossy, vomiting of strange matter, and spirits identifying themselves—framed within Catholic exorcistic interpretation.
The work has been influential in discussions of historical exorcism cases and has been analyzed critically by scholars assessing its reliability and sources.
The booklet recounts the events, dialogues during exorcism, alleged preternatural phenomena, and the claimed deliverance of the afflicted woman.
It was circulated with an imprimatur and became a primary publicly available source for the case, later referenced in scholarship and popular accounts.
Vogel presents dramatic reported signs—levitation, xenoglossy, vomiting of strange matter, and spirits identifying themselves—framed within Catholic exorcistic interpretation.
The work has been influential in discussions of historical exorcism cases and has been analyzed critically by scholars assessing its reliability and sources.
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