Or do you think it's also possible that she was suffering from schizophrenia or some other mental disorder with delusions?
2006-11-01 04:56:35 · 5 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe she convinced herself that she had heavenly visions and had had heard voices, but your conjecture about mental problems is probably more accurate. Also she lived a very humble peasant's life, deep in the heart of the French countryside - where there are lots of mushrooms....
2006-11-01 05:04:40 · answer #1 · answered by avian 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
More likely than not, Joan of Arc was suffering from schizophrenia. Her delusions of grandure and her extreme religiosity are characteristic of common delusions associated with schizophrenia.
2006-11-01 04:59:32 · answer #2 · answered by Old Mad One 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who gets to pick the true prophets from the false ones? How do you prove that someone does or does not speak to God?
I agree with the mushrooms theory; I also noticed that there is a lot of wine in the bible along with the "visions" and "voices". I think the wine came first, then the "visions".
2006-11-01 05:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by jasonheavilin 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do not believe that Joan of Arc experienced heavenly visions -- but I do believe that she thought she did.
2006-11-01 04:59:05 · answer #4 · answered by Ranto 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What she did say is definitely documented. verify the Vatican internet site for transcripts from the hearings. college/scholarly components would additionally grant them on line. George Bernard Shaw grew to become into so moved by potential of her eloquence and wit, he used direct costs from the trial in his play approximately her. She's somewhat a loved subject for writers and artists. She testified to receiving the presence of the archangel Michael, St. Catherine (of Alexandria), and St. Margaret. If there are others i'm able to't bear in mind.
2016-12-28 09:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋