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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in paperback format. The devils of loudun ebook written by aldous huxley. The title is ambiguous as to which devils it is devilss, metaphysical devils, or the ordained criminals in the catholic church charged with exorcising them. Aldous leonard huxley 26 july 1894 22 november 1963 was an english writer and philosopher. Full synopsis in 1632 an entire convent in the small french village of loudun was apparently possessed by the devil. Aldous huxley he had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most. He was accused of being in league with the devil and seducing an. Aldous leonard huxley 26 july 1894 22 november 1963 was an english writer, and one of the most prominent members of the famous huxley family. At the same time, and thanks to the same benefactors, he was made a canon of the collegial church of the holy cross. The devils of loudun by aldous huxley 2,083 ratings, 3. The world is mans experience as it appears to, and is moulded by, his ego.
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