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HUXLEYS MASTERPIECE AND PERHAPS THE MOST ENJOYABLE BOOK ABOUT SPIRITUALITY EVER WRITTEN. . Washington Post Book World
Aldous Huxleys brilliant (Los Angeles Times) and gripping account of one of the strangest occurrences in history, hailed as the peak achievement of Huxleys 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 convents charismatic priest Urban Grandieraccused of spiritually and sexually seducing the nuns in his chargewas 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 Huxleys nonfiction masterpiece.
Author: Aldous Huxley
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 07/28/2009
Series: P.S.
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780061724916
Language: English
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