The Devils Of Loudun
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A landmark work of narrative non-fiction, The Devils of Loudun chronicles one of the most disturbing episodes of mass hysteria, religious fanaticism, and political intrigue in seventeenth-century France. Aldous Huxley reconstructs the sensational true story of Urbain Grandier, a charismatic Catholic priest accused of bewitching the Ursuline nuns of Loudun, whose trial and brutal execution became a theatre of power, superstition, and institutional cruelty. Written with the precision of a historian and the insight of a psychologist, the account uncovers how fear, sexuality, and dogma conspired to destroy an individual at the hands of Church and State. Huxley argues that the tragedy of Loudun is not merely a relic of a credulous age, but a timeless illustration of how societies weaponise belief to suppress dissent and eliminate inconvenient truths. Dark, rigorously researched, and utterly compelling, the work stands as one of the twentieth century's most penetrating studies of human irrationality.
Author: Aldous Huxley
Format: Paperback
Published: 1972, Penguin
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of narrative non-fiction, The Devils of Loudun chronicles one of the most disturbing episodes of mass hysteria, religious fanaticism, and political intrigue in seventeenth-century France. Aldous Huxley reconstructs the sensational true story of Urbain Grandier, a charismatic Catholic priest accused of bewitching the Ursuline nuns of Loudun, whose trial and brutal execution became a theatre of power, superstition, and institutional cruelty. Written with the precision of a historian and the insight of a psychologist, the account uncovers how fear, sexuality, and dogma conspired to destroy an individual at the hands of Church and State. Huxley argues that the tragedy of Loudun is not merely a relic of a credulous age, but a timeless illustration of how societies weaponise belief to suppress dissent and eliminate inconvenient truths. Dark, rigorously researched, and utterly compelling, the work stands as one of the twentieth century's most penetrating studies of human irrationality.