The wanton Jesuit and the wayward saint : a tale of sex, religion, and politics in eighteenth-century France

Author/Creator:: Choudhury, Mita, 1964- author
Publication/Creation:: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2015
Resource Type:: Book

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Full Title:: The wanton Jesuit and the wayward saint : a tale of sex, religion, and politics in eighteenth-century France / Mita Choudhury

Subjects:: Girard, Jean-Baptiste,1680-1733--Trials, litigation, etc
Cadière, Marie-Catherine,1709---Trials, litigation, etc
Jesuits--France--History--18th century
Trials (Seduction)--France--Aix-en-Provence--History--18th century
Sexual misconduct by clergy--France--History--18th century
Jansenists--France--History--18th century

Table of Contents:: The Girard/Cadiere relationship. A community of faith -- The meeting of two souls -- Unraveling and betrayal -- The trial. Becoming a cause celebre -- Arguing the case -- Before the courts -- Beyond the Grand' Chambre. -- Public opinion and the story of the wanton jesuit -- The aftermath.
Summary:: "Investigates the scandalous 1731 trial in which a young woman in the south of France accused her Jesuit confessor of seduction, heresy, abortion, and bewitchment. Examines this trial in the context of growing public disenchantment with the church and the monarchy"--Provided by publisher.
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages :) illustrations
General Note:: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph