Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Part; Chapter 2 Scepticism and Catholic reform; Chapter 3 ‘Into the realm of the senses’; Chapter 4 Marthe Brossier; Part 2 Part; Chapter 5 Priestcraft and witchcraft; Chapter 6 The trial of Louis Gaufridy; Chapter 7 Fighting fire with fire?; Part 3 Part; Chapter 8 Ecstasy, possession, witchcraft; Chapter 9 ‘God’s witches’; Chapter 10 Conclusion;

About the Author

Sarah Ferber is Lecturer in History at the University of Queensland, Australia. She teaches early modern history, and the history of modern bioethics.

Reviews

'Ferber's book is ... both an excellent introduction to the spiritual world of early modern France and an incisive and persuasive contribution to the cutting edge of early modern history.' – Marion Gibson, Renaissance Studies'A profound and intelligent analysis of the ends to which exorcism was put in France in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries ... Well-informed and sensitive, is a true contribution to our knowledge of the subject.' – The Heythrop Journal'original and penetrating analysis of cases of possession and exorcism' - Journal of Ecclesiastical History