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In this episode, we discuss the groundbreaking Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath. A heavy metal classic! The demonic encounter narrated in the song allows us to explore what demonic encounters looked like in some fourteenth-century Medieval literature. First, we discuss some encounters related in the autobiography of Abbott Guibert of Nogent. Then we move on to Nicholas Eymerich's inquisitor manual, Directorium Inquisitorium.

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