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

"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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Main Author: Choudhury, Mita 1964- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: University Park, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania State University Press [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, Jean-Baptiste 1680-1733 / Cadière, Catherine 1709- / Process / Geschichte 1731
Further subjects:B Cadière, Marie-Catherine (1709-) Trials, litigation, etc
B Jansenists (France) History 18th century
B Cadière, Marie-Catherine 1709- Trials, litigation, etc
B Sexual misconduct by clergy History 18th century France
B Girard, Jean-Baptiste 1680-1733 Trials, litigation, etc
B Girard, Jean-Baptiste (1680-1733) Trials, litigation, etc
B Trials (Seduction) History 18th century France Aix-en-Provence
B Jesuits History 18th century France
B Jesuits (France) History 18th century
B Sexual misconduct by clergy (France) History 18th century
B Trials (Seduction) (France) (Aix-en-Provence) History 18th century
B Jansenists History 18th century France
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Choudhury, Mita: The Wanton Jesuit and the Wayward Saint
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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
"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
ISBN:0271070811