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The Devils of Loudun
The Devils of Loudun
is a
1952
non-fiction novel
by
Aldous Huxley
. It is a
historical narrative
of supposed
demonic possession
,
religious fanaticism
,
sexual repression
, and
mass hysteria
which occurred in seventeenth-century France surrounding
unexplained events
that took place in the small town of
Loudun
. It centers on
Roman Catholic
priest
Urbain Grandier
and an entire convent of
Ursuline nuns
, who allegedly became possessed by demons after Grandier made
a pact with Satan
. The events led to several public
exorcisms
as well as executions by
burning
.
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