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    <body><![CDATA[The simple way to explain the premise of this book is to call it a history/commentary on a series of possessions, and accusations of witchcraft in France in the 1630's. It begins to get muddied when we consider this question: Who are the devils in the book title?<br/><br/>Are they the supposed dem...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78937918">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Got interested in reading this book after seeing Ken Russell's &quot;The Devils&quot; the other month. Fascinating account of the political machinations of the church at the time of Richlieu and how witch hunts and possessions could be used as tools to get rid of those that stood in the way of power...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46606466">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>The Devils of Loudon</em> is one of those books where I was reading something else, the author referenced Aldous Huxley’s work, and then I had to read it as well. In a nutshell, <em>The Devils of Loudon</em> is part of a larger body of literature that demonstrates the powerful link between our sexuality and rel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59770658">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Huxley's, The Devils of Loudun, reading as easily as a well-written novel, purports to be the true story of a seventeenth century case of witchcraft in France.  At one level it is the biography of Urbain Grandier, the Catholic priest so condemned.  On another, it is an examination of mass psycho-sex...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19621245">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not really into religion or history, so I don't know why I read this book. It was ok until they get off the storyline in my opinion. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another good place not to have been at the time. Richlieu might not have been the best power broker not to piss off.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting look at mass hysteria, reminds me of the way people react to the news these days.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have only read the first few chapters of this book and was completely surprised at how funny it is.  There is sarcasm galore within the dichotomy of religion and human needs.  It's sarcastic, witty tone is almost similar in comparison to some of Jane Austin's novels with their wink at high society...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1613708">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[crowd-intoxication]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[At times overly detailed/pedantic, this book nonetheless warrants the effort.  An interesting look into the religion, superstition, and power struggles that defined an epoch.  Especially interesting from the point of view of mental imprisonment.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Saw this performed at UC Santa Cruz around 1992 and then searched out the book. So glad I did -- this is quite the wild read -- I'd never heard of it and so of course it intrigued me even more.  Huxley is a writer with whom I have a bit of a flirtation -- as opposed to really being a fan.  That does...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8261546">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of those books where I think it is safe to say that it set in motion things and ideas that changed my life. I know I am not the only one in our class who felt that way. At the same time I also know people I went to school with who groan at the very mention of the book. Their loss.<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Self-transcendence.  <br/>I reread this one as an adult and understood the time period better than in high school.  It is a book I am glad to have read while a student at Waring as it gave me a sense of being able to delve into a book in-depth, which served me well in college.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Really fascinating. Huxley is brilliant of course. I think people with an interest in historic influences of the church, spiritualism, the human psyche, mass hypnotism, effects of torture on information gathering and other neat things like that would dig this book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite aspect was the back and forth between the history, Huxley's musings, and the narrative. I have to admire all the research he put into this, some hybrid between a dissertation - a creative writing &quot;exorcise&quot; (sorry!) - and a manifesto]]></body>
    
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