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

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"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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Choudhury, Mita, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Girard, Jean-Baptiste, > 1680-1733.
Cadiere, Marie-Catherine, > 1709-
Girard, Jean-Baptiste, > 1680-1733 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Cadiere, Marie-Catherine, > 1709- > Trials, litigation, etc.
Jesuits.
Jesuits > France > History > 18th century.
Trials (Seduction)
Sexual misconduct by clergy.
Jansenists.
HISTORY / Europe / France
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Clerge > Inconduite sexuelle > France > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Proces (Seduction) > France > Aix-en-Provence > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Jansenists > France > History > 18th century.
Sexual misconduct by clergy > France > History > 18th century.
Trials (Seduction) > France > Aix-en-Provence > History > 18th century.
France > Aix-en-Provence.
France.
Trials, litigation, etc.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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