Demons of Luden

France of the first half of the 17th century is the era of Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu. The town of Luden, in which the nuns of the Ursuli monastery suddenly go crazy. The Catholic priest Urben Grandier is accused of the spiritual and sexual seduction of the sisters. A passionate wife and a life -loving, charismatic and educated person, he must bear severe punishment for witchcraft and go to the fire. The rallies against Grandie claimed that he was an insidious temptor and an accomplice of the devil. Huxley, who studied historical documents in detail about this sensational trial, believes that the priest fell victim to political intrigues.
The author does not only revive the events of the past, he analyzes the Luden incident, relying on modern theories, richly illustrates the material with examples from notes about notes about notes French life, excerpts from theological and scientific works, quotes from masterpieces of world fiction. He is also looking for a genuine connection between such phenomena as witch hunting, fascism, communist idea and the persecution of “sympathetic red” in the United States