The Devils of Loudun

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by Edmund Goldsmid

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Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights [16th cent.] (Public Domain Image)

[1887]

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This is an account of the possesion of the nuns of Loudun. In 1634 the Ursuline nuns of Loudon were allegedly possessed by demons. This is one of the largest cases of mass possession in history. Father Urbain Grandier, a local priest, was interrogated under torture, convicted of being responsible for the possessions (as well as sorcery), and subsequently burned at the stake. This is a 19th century translation of the primary account of the episode, originally written in French by Des Niau in 1634.

Title Page
Introduction
Part I
Part II
Part III

Appendices

Appendix I
Appendix II

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