{"product_id":"devils-loudun-9780061724916-new","title":"The Devils of Loudun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"HUXLEY'S MASTERPIECE AND PERHAPS THE MOST ENJOYABLE BOOK ABOUT SPIRITUALITY EVER WRITTEN. .\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAldous Huxley's \"brilliant\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e) and gripping account of one of the strangest occurrences in history, hailed as the \"peak achievement of Huxley's career\" by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1632 an entire convent in the small French village of Loudun was apparently possessed by the devil. After a sensational and celebrated trial, the convent's charismatic priest Urban Grandier--accused of spiritually and sexually seducing the nuns in his charge--was convicted of being in league with Satan. Then he was burned at the stake for witchcraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable true story of religious and sexual obsession, \u003cem\u003eThe Devils of Loudon\u003c\/em\u003e is considered by many to be \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e author Aldous Huxley's nonfiction masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PERENNIAL","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67564807389474,"sku":"9780061724916-new","price":18.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780061724916.jpg?v=1792545667","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/devils-loudun-9780061724916-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}