The Devils of Loudun -- Aldous Huxley

<p><strong>"HUXLEY'S MASTERPIECE AND PERHAPS THE MOST ENJOYABLE BOOK ABOUT SPIRITUALITY EVER WRITTEN. ." -- <em>Washington Post Book World</em></strong></p><p>Aldous Huxley's brilliant (<em>Los Angeles Times</em>) and gripping account of one of the strangest occurrences in history, hailed as the peak achievement of Huxley's career by the <em>New York Times</em></p><p>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 convent's charismatic priest Urban Grandier--accused of spiritually and sexually seducing the nuns in his charge--was convicted of being in league with Satan. Then he was burned at the stake for witchcraft.</p><p>A remarkable true story of religious and sexual obsession, <em>The Devils of Loudon</em> is considered by many to be <em>Brave New World</em> author Aldous Huxley's nonfiction masterpiece.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Aldous Huxley<br><b>Publisher:</b> Harper Perennial<br><b>Published:</b> 07/28/2009<br><b>Pages:</b> 368<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.60lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780061724916