Huxley, Aldous

The Devils of Loudon

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ISBN 13:: 9780099477761
author:: Huxley, Aldous
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Vintage Classics
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2005
Pages:: 400
Dimensions:: 12.8 x 2.2 x 19.7 centimetres (0
Genre:: Satanism & demonology
Condition:: New
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The Devils of Loudun In 1634, a young priest was tried, tortured, and burned at the stake for allegedly conspiring with the devil. The trial of Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun, was a bizarre and disturbing tale of religious and sexual obsession. Grandier maintained his innocence to the end, but four years after his death, the nuns he had served were still being subjected to exorcisms to free them from their supposed demonic bondage. Aldous Huxley's vivid account of this medieval world is a gripping biography that transforms our understanding of the period. Huxley's masterful storytelling brings to life the complex web of superstition, fear, and intolerance that characterized the 17th century. This is a story of obsession, madness, and the darker aspects of human nature. Through Grandier's trial, Huxley sheds light on the medieval world, revealing the ways in which fear, superstition, and religious dogma could lead to the most extreme forms of persecution. This is a thought-provoking and deeply unsettling book that will appeal to anyone interested in the history of Europe and the complexities of the human condition.

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