Kentorp, Convent of Possessed Nuns
Kentorp was a convent located near Hamm, Germany. In the 16th century, the nuns of Kentorp experienced a case of mass possession, attributed to their cook who confessed to adding malevolent substances to their food. The possession manifested as dementia and epileptic-like seizures. Johann Weyer (Wierus), a 16th-century physician and demonologist, documented this case, challenging … Read more