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The wanton Jesuit and the wayward saint : a tale of sex, religion, and politics in eighteenth-century France

Title: The wanton Jesuit and the wayward saint : a tale of sex, religion, and politics in eighteenth-century France / Mita Choudhury.
Author: Choudhury, Mita, 1964-
Publication: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]

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Description

xiii, 234 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"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.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.
Trials, litigation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224 ) and index.

Contents

The Girard/Cadière relationship. A community of faith -- The meeting of two souls -- Unraveling and betrayal -- The trial. Becoming a cause célèbre -- Arguing the case -- Before the courts -- Beyond the Grand' Chambre. -- Public opinion and the story of the wanton jesuit -- The aftermath.

ISBN

9780271070810 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271070811 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

2015022780

OCLC

ocn909326832
SCSB-1841227

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library