La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages
by Jules Michelet
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Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter I. The Death of the Gods
- Chapter II. Why the Middle Ages Fell Into Despair
- Chapter III. The Little Devil of the Fireside
- Chapter IV. Temptations
- Chapter V. Possession
- Chapter VI. The Covenant
- Chapter VII. The King of the Dead
- Chapter VIII. The Prince of Nature
- Chapter IX. The Devil a Physician
- Chapter X. Charms and Philtres
- Chapter XI. The Rebels’ Communion—Sabbaths—The Black Mass
- Chapter XII. The Sequel—Love and Death—Satan Disappears
- Chapter I. The Witch in Her Decline—Satan Multiplied and Made Common
- Chapter II. The Hammer for Witches
- Chapter III. Century of Toleration in France: Reaction
- Chapter IV. The Witches of the Basque Country: 1609
- Chapter V. Satan Turns Priest
- Chapter VI. Gauffridi: 1610
- Chapter VII. The Demoniacs of Loudun—Urban Grandier: 1632-1634
- Chapter VIII. The Demoniacs of Louviers—Madeline Bavent: 1633-1647
- Chapter IX. The Devil Triumphs in the Seventeenth Century
- Chapter X. Father Girard and La Cadiere: 1730
- Chapter XI. Cadiere in the Convent: 1730
- Chapter XII. The Trial of Cadiere: 1730-1731
- Epilogue
- List of Leading Authorities