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Devils of Loudun

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Aldous Huxleys acclaimed and gripping account of one of the strangest occurrences in historyIn 1632 an entire convent in the small French village of Loudun was apparently possessed by the devil.

After a sensational and celebrated trial, the convents charismatic priest Urban Grandieraccused of spiritually and sexually seducing the nuns in his chargewas convicted of being in league with Satan.

Then he was burned at the stake for witchcraft.In this classic work by the legendary Aldous Huxleya remarkable true story of religious and sexual obsession considered by many to be his nonfiction masterpiecea compelling historical event is clarified and brought to vivid life.

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HarperCollins
0062272012 / 9780062272010
eBook (EPUB)
15/09/2015
English
261 pages
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