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

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Choudhury, Mita, 1964-
Published
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages) : illustrations
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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.
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.
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ISBN
9780271077048 (electronic bk.)
0271077042 (electronic bk.)
9780271070810
0271070811
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224) and index.
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