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  1. It is a historical narrative of supposed demonic possession, religious fanaticism, sexual repression, and mass hysteria that occurred in 17th-century France surrounding unexplained events that took place in the small town of Loudun.

    • Aldous Huxley
    • 1952
  2. Nov 27, 2012 · The devils of Loudun. by. Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. Publication date. 1965. Topics. Grandier, Urbain, 1590-1634, Couvent des Ursulines (Loudun, France), Demoniac possession. Publisher. New York : Harper & Row.

  3. Mar 31, 2014 · THE DEVILS OF LOUDUN. [COLLECTANEA ADAMANTÆA.—XXI.] THE HISTORY OF THE. Devils of Loudun, The Alleged Possession of the Ursuline Nuns, and the Trial and Execution of Urbain Grandier, TOLD BY AN EYE-WITNESS. TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH, AND. Edited by. EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S., F.S.A. (Scot.) VOL. I. PRIVATELY PRINTED. EDINBURGH.

  4. The Devils of Loudun is a fascinating historical account, written like a fiction, detailing a scandalous affair in 1630s France. A priest is falsely accused of cursing a convent of nuns, causing them to be possessed by demons.

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  5. The Devils Of Loudun : Huxley, Aldous : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Huxley, Aldous. Publication date. 1922. Topics. North. Collection. digitallibraryindia; JaiGyan. Language. English. Book Source: Digital Library of India Item 2015.462211. dc.contributor.author: Huxley, Aldous.

  6. Jul 28, 2009 · In 1632 an entire convent in the small French village of Loudun was apparently possessed by the devil. After a sensational and celebrated trial, the convent's charismatic priest Urban Grandier—accused of spiritually and sexually seducing the nuns in his charge—was convicted of being in league with Satan.

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  8. Jul 28, 2009 · The Devils of Loudun. Aldous Huxley. Harper Collins, Jul 28, 2009 - History - 368 pages. Aldous Huxley's acclaimed and gripping account of one of the strangest occurrences in history. In 1643 an...