The Devils of Loudun Dodo Press Des Niau Edmund Goldsmid 9781409979029 Books
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The 1634 case of demonic possession in Loudun, France, is arguably the most famous case of multiple or mass possession in history. This case involved the Ursuline nuns of Loudun who were allegedly visited and possessed by demons. Father Urbain Grandier, was convicted of the crimes of sorcery, evil spells, and the possessions visited upon the Ursuline nuns, based on the words of possessed nuns. Until the Aix-en-Provence possessions of 1611, the words of the possessed nuns would have failed to become evidence. In 1866, Jean-Martin Charcot analyzed the case of the Loudun Possessions. His belief was that the nuns were victims of hystero-demonopathy; sexually frustrated, they had turned their erotic desires into dreams of demonic possession by Grandier, a handsome, charismatic man who was known as a seducer of women.
The Devils of Loudun Dodo Press Des Niau Edmund Goldsmid 9781409979029 Books
I recommend this book to educate ourselves about how people's worldview then, in the late 1500s, early 1600s, is so much different than today. Some of the descriptions of how the nuns were acting may have been exaggerated, we'll never know, but today a medical perspective would've probably been sought to explain the odd behavior.Grandier, the one who ostensibly was at the heart of it all, his temperament was superbly described; I just almost imagine his voice, words, expression and etc.
The judicial system of the time was eloquently exposed in the examples at the end of witches put on trial. How brutal was the "punishment".
The format of the book seemed appropriate. But there seemed to me to be excessive notations to look up located at the back.
All in all a good read.
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The Devils of Loudun Dodo Press Des Niau Edmund Goldsmid 9781409979029 Books Reviews
A pretty stiff read, but, if you are looking for historical information on the hysteria associated with demonic possession this early account reveals some interesting perspectives.
I recommend this book to educate ourselves about how people's worldview then, in the late 1500s, early 1600s, is so much different than today. Some of the descriptions of how the nuns were acting may have been exaggerated, we'll never know, but today a medical perspective would've probably been sought to explain the odd behavior.
Grandier, the one who ostensibly was at the heart of it all, his temperament was superbly described; I just almost imagine his voice, words, expression and etc.
The judicial system of the time was eloquently exposed in the examples at the end of witches put on trial. How brutal was the "punishment".
The format of the book seemed appropriate. But there seemed to me to be excessive notations to look up located at the back.
All in all a good read.
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