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FONTS

The Loudun Possessions

Kickoff

In the End

  • Began on September 22, 1632
  • Two or three nuns of the Loudunais parish of Saint-Pierre-du-Marché, encountered a "Spirit"
  • Jeanne des Anges, the prioress of the Ursuline convent
  • Sister de Colombiers, the sub-prioress
  • Sister Marthe de Sainte-Monique, a junior nun.
  • Two weeks later, the spirit reappeared, looking like the priest Urbain Grandier
  • The priest was a controversial figure in town
  • After Jeanne's demons were dispersed names appeared on her arm
  • She traveled all across France to show her marks
  • She continued to tell until her death of the possessions
  • The town eventually settled down and the possessions became a draw for people to visit

What is Hysteria?

  • Hysteria- refers to various mental and emotional disorders, that typically involve physical symptoms
  • Mass Hysteria - is when a large group, with no cause, exhibit the same physical symptoms.
  • Hysteria cannot be explained, there is no physical cause
  • Typically the result of extreme stress

Media

Fingers Begin Pointing

  • Even though this took place in the 1600s the media played a large part
  • The stories traveled across Europe
  • People from all over came to see the possessions
  • After the nuns accused the priest and had proof against him he was put on trial
  • Signed pact with the devil written in his blood
  • Executed August 18, 1634
  • Town hoped to settle down and return to normal
  • Jeanne the Mother Superior remained possessed with 7 different demons
  • Eventually a Jesuit priest was able to "save her "

A Professional Opinion

Possessions Begin

Works Cited

  • The Loudun Possessions changed the view of woman in the church
  • Woman had a greater impact in the church
  • It also changed the view of woman's spirituality
  • Author - Moshe Sluhovsky a French Jewry
  • Imaginary Large Black Ball pushed 2 nuns down
  • Human Skeleton walked the corridors
  • Exhibiting supernatural physical strength,
  • Screaming
  • Crying
  • Fainting
  • Suffering from uncontrollable seizures and convulsions
  • All the signs of Demonic Possession
  • Because these “symptoms” and allegations came from the Catholic Parish it carried heavy weight and was believed by everyone in the town, especially when the spirit “revealed” itself as the priest
  • "Hysteria." Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (2016): 1p. 1. Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Web. 24 Oct. 2016.

  • Sluhovsky, Moshe. "The Devil In The Convent." American Historical Review 107.5 (2002): 1379-1411. Professional Development Collection. Web. 24 Oct. 2016.

  • Stephenson, Craig E. "Looking Back: The Possessions at Loudun | The Psychologist." The Psychologist. The British Psychological Society, Feb. 2014. Web. 24 Oct. 2016
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