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| Title | : | The Devils of Loudun |
| Author | : | Aldous Huxley |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | April 7th 2005 by Vintage Classics (first published 1952) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. Religion |
Aldous Huxley
Paperback | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 3.9 | 2096 Users | 197 Reviews
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In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Grandier maintained his innocence to the end and four years after his death the nuns were still being subjected to exorcisms to free them from their demonic bondage. Huxley's vivid account of this bizarre tale of religious and sexual obsession transforms our understanding of the medieval world.
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| Original Title: | The Devils of Loudun |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devils_of_Loudun |
| Characters: | Urbain Grandier |
| Setting: | Loudun,1634(France) |
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Ratings: 3.9 From 2096 Users | 197 ReviewsWrite Up Epithetical Books The Devils of Loudun
Batshit crazy. Fascinating portrayal of politics and "possession" in 17th Century France. Felt it lost its way in discussions of spirituality, but characterisation and psychology were sound. Some wonderfully dark, comedic touches throughout e.g. description of nun doing the splits.
I first read this book in high school and it made a great impression on me. Huxleys account of the Churchs investigation into demonic possession in a seventeenth century French town is a disturbing example of institutional abuse, sexual repression, and political ambition. Ive never found such a riveting account surrounding the torture and execution of the priest Urbain Grandier. (Admittedly, I havent looked very hard.) At the time I first read this work I was also researching a paper on church
It happened in 17th-century France: nuns possessed by demons, a controversial priest accused, and exorcists brought in to investigate.This is a nonfiction novel, based on historical evidence, but embellished by Aldous Huxley's notions of what the people involved thought and experienced. Writing after World War II, amid the Red Scare, Huxley explores the texture of life in the early modern era while drawing implicit parallels to his own day. The Devils of Loudun came out in the year before The
The title is ambiguous as to which devils it is referring, metaphysical devils, or the ordained criminals in the catholic church charged with exorcising them. Huxley's account of the possession of 17 nuns in a 1630's French town and the torture and sadistic execution of the parson accused of bewitching them is very even handed. He says there's no reason to discount the existence of malevolent discorporate conscious entities, or demons, but in this case the corruption of Catholic church makes us
This is probably one of the most interesting and important books I've ever read. Let me say first that (in spite of the tag-line) it actually has almost nothing to do with devils, or "demon possession" as such. I suspect it was billed as "A True Story of Demon Possession" in order to boost sales. It's lamentable for several reasons. One is simply that it misrepresents the book. I mean, if you're looking for something that deals with actual demon possession, or a piece of lurid fiction dealing
This book requires much of the reader and makes no concession to popularity. It speaks to a reader devoted to truth and careful analysis who holds the author and the reader to superlative standards. I can't begin to claim to fully measure up to that standard but the reader for whom this book was written would scoff a criticism of the language or presentation as too demanding. The abundance of data, however obscure, would be expected not criticised. Huxley made a deep survey into the theology
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