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Title: The Devils of Loudun
Author: Huxley, Aldous Leonard
Published: 1952
Publisher: Harper & Row
Tags: France, historical, non-fiction, film adaptation
Description:The Devils of Loudun is a 1952 non-fiction novel by Aldous Huxley. It is a historical narrative of supposed demonic possession, religious fanaticism, sexual repression, and mass hysteria that occurred in seventeenth-century France surrounding unexplained events that took place in the small town of Loudun. It centers on Roman Catholic priest Urbain Grandier and an entire convent of Ursuline nuns, who allegedly became possessed by demons after Grandier made a pact with Satan. The events led to several public exorcisms as well as executions by burning
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun
MLA Citation: Loudun." Loudun. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov.
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