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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. History Supplement.Publisher: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780271077048
  • 0271077042
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wanton Jesuit and the wayward saintDDC classification:
  • 345.44/0253 23
LOC classification:
  • KJV135.G57 C48 2015eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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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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Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1160085

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

"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.

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.

Print version record.

English.