Moncure Daniel Conway

Demonology And Devil-Lore, Volume 2

This is the second and last Volume of Demonology And Devil-Lore by Moncure Daniel Conway. Fully illustrated, this volume contains subjects such as: War in Heaven; Theological origin of the Devil; Respect for the Devil; Primitive Atheism; Birth of new gods; Saintly immorality in India; Zendavesta on Good and Evil; Giants and Jehovah; The Shekinah; Human significance of Eden; The Fall of Man; Bráhman legends of the creation of Man; The evil name of Woman; Hebrew God of War; and many more.

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Edmund Goldsmid

The Devils of Loudun

The Devils of Loudun is an account of the possession of the nuns of Loudun. In 1634 the Ursuline nuns of Loudon were allegedly possessed by demons. This is one of the largest cases of mass possession in history. Father Urbain Grandier, a local priest, was interrogated under torture, convicted of being responsible for the possessions (as well as sorcery), and subsequently burned at the stake. This is a 19th century translation of the primary account of the episode, originally written in French by Des Niau in 1634.

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