![]() ![]() ![]() The ultimate recourse is to seek help from the Church, which then claims the symptoms of Sierva Maria are due to demonic possession, and that exorcism is needed to “save her soul.” Sierva Maria is confined to a cell in the Convent of Santa Clara and is tortured. She does not develop rabies, but her father, Marquis de Casalduero, in utter desperation seeks the counsel of healers and physicians, who in turn worsen her condition. The novel tells the story of a twelve-year-old girl, Sierva Maria, who is bitten by a rabid dog. Gabriel Garcia-Marquez captures this dichotomy in his 1994 novel Of Love and Other Demons. Conant have stated it is not possible for religion and science to have a dialogue since they constitute “ incompatible universes of inquiry.” 2 While this may be due to their unique epistemological positioning, bitterness and animosity on both sides have also been shaped by historical events. The opposition of reason and religion has a long history. “If the swords of past conflicts are beaten into plowshares, and if taboos regarding the discussion of religion can be overcome, both medicine and religion can learn constructively from each other.” 1 Intersection of faith and science in Garcia-Marquez’s Of Love and Other Demons May 20, 2019 ![]()
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