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The Wanton Jesuit and the Wayward Saint : A Tale of Sex, Religion, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century France /

"Investigates the scandalous 1731 trial in which a young woman in the south of France accused her Jesuit confessor of seduction, heresy, abortion, and bewitchment. Examines this trial in the context of growing public disenchantment with the church and the monarchy"--Provided by publisher.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Choudhury, Mita, 1964- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The Girard/Cadiere relationship. A community of faith
  • The meeting of two souls
  • Unraveling and betrayal
  • The trial. Becoming a cause celebre
  • Arguing the case
  • Before the courts
  • Beyond the Grand' Chambre.
  • Public opinion and the story of the wanton jesuit
  • The aftermath.