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The Devils of Loudun

By Aldous Huxley

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The Devils of Loudun

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"HUXLEY'S MASTERPIECE AND PERHAPS THE MOST ENJOYABLE BOOK ABOUT SPIRITUALITY EVER WRITTEN. ." -- Washington Post Book World Aldous Huxley's "brilliant" (Los Angeles Times) and gripping account of one of the strangest occurrences in history, hailed as the "peak achievement of Huxley's career" by the New York Times 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. Then he was burned at the stake for witchcraft. A remarkable true story of religious and sexual obsession, The Devils of Loudon is considered by many to be Brave New World author Aldous Huxley's nonfiction masterpiece.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2009-08-01
Publication Date:
2009-07-28
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0061724912
ISBN13:
9780061724916
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
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Weight:
463 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
22 cm

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