{"product_id":"the-possession-of-loudun-michel-de-certeau-9780226100357","title":"The Possession of Loudun","description":"It is August 18, 1634. Father Urbain Grandier, convicted of sorcery that led to the demonic possession of the Ursuline nuns of provincial Loudun in France, confesses his sins on the porch of the church of Saint-Pierre, then perishes in flames lit by his own exorcists. A dramatic tale that has inspired many artistic retellings, including a novel by Aldous Huxley and an incendiary film by Ken Russell, the story of the possession at Loudun here receives a compelling analysis from the renowned Jesuit historian Michel de Certeau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterweaving substantial excerpts from primary historical documents with fascinating commentary, de Certeau shows how the plague of sorceries and possessions in France that climaxed in the events at Loudun both revealed the deepest fears of a society in traumatic flux and accelerated its transformation. In this tour de force of psychological history, de Certeau brings to vivid life a people torn between the decline of centralized religious authority and the rise of science and reason, wracked by violent anxiety over what or whom to believe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the time of his death in 1986, Michel de Certeau was a director of studies at the 馗ole des hautes 騁udes en sciences sociales, Paris. He was author of eighteen books in French, three of which have appeared in English translation as \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Everyday Life, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writing of History, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mystic Fable, Volume 1, \u003c\/i\u003e the last of which is published by The University of Chicago Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant and innovative. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Possession at Loudun\u003c\/i\u003e is [de Certeau's] most accessible book and one of his most wonderful.\"--Stephen Greenblatt (from the Foreword)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michel De Certeau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226100359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226100357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.93h x 6.06w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2000 pg. 685\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2000 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/09\/2000","brand":"Michel De Certeau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992894898431,"sku":"9780226100357","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_175a3d3e-f60b-4343-b19a-05cd11f28e71.jpg?v=1683321400","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-possession-of-loudun-michel-de-certeau-9780226100357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}