{"product_id":"the-possession-of-loudun-paperback-1","title":"The Possession of Loudun - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichel De Certeau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is August 18, 1634. Father Urbain Grandier, convicted of sorcery that led to the demonic possession of the Ursuline nuns of provincial Loudun in France, confesses his sins on the porch of the church of Saint-Pierre, then perishes in flames lit by his own exorcists. A dramatic tale that has inspired many artistic retellings, including a novel by Aldous Huxley and an incendiary film by Ken Russell, the story of the possession at Loudun here receives a compelling analysis from the renowned Jesuit historian Michel de Certeau. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Interweaving substantial excerpts from primary historical documents with fascinating commentary, de Certeau shows how the plague of sorceries and possessions in France that climaxed in the events at Loudun both revealed the deepest fears of a society in traumatic flux and accelerated its transformation. In this tour de force of psychological history, de Certeau brings to vivid life a people torn between the decline of centralized religious authority and the rise of science and reason, wracked by violent anxiety over what or whom to believe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the time of his death in 1986, Michel de Certeau was a director of studies at the école des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris. He was author of eighteen books in French, three of which have appeared in English translation as \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Everyday Life, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writing of History, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mystic Fable, Volume 1, \u003c\/i\u003e the last of which is published by The University of Chicago Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brilliant and innovative. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Possession at Loudun\u003c\/i\u003e is [de Certeau's] most accessible book and one of his most wonderful.\"-Stephen Greenblatt (from the Foreword)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the time of his death in 1986, \u003cb\u003eMichel de Certeau\u003c\/b\u003e was a director of studies at the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris. Of his many books, \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Everyday Life, The Writing of History, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Heterologies: Discourse on the Other\u003c\/i\u003e are available in English translation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.93 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42563017670752,"sku":"9780226100357","price":80.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/bEpsNWYxUlVFMHdCbnBPdjlBUTk1dz09.webp?v=1770389738","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-possession-of-loudun-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}