Choudhury, Mita,  1964- <br/><br/>
The wanton Jesuit and the wayward saint :  a tale of sex, religion, and politics in eighteenth-century France / 
Mita Choudhury. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages) :  illustrations. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224 ) and index. 
<br/><br/>The Girard/Cadière relationship. A community of faith -- The meeting of two souls -- Unraveling and betrayal -- The trial. Becoming a cause célèbre -- Arguing the case -- Before the courts -- Beyond the Grand' Chambre. -- Public opinion and the story of the wanton jesuit -- The aftermath. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780271077048 0271077042 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Girard, Jean-Baptiste, 1680-1733 --Trials, litigation, etc.<br/>Cadière, Marie-Catherine, 1709- --Trials, litigation, etc.<br/>Cadière, Marie-Catherine, 1709- <br/>Girard, Jean-Baptiste, 1680-1733. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Jesuits--History--France--18th century.<br/>Jesuits.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Trials (Seduction)--History--France--Aix-en-Provence--18th century.<br/>Sexual misconduct by clergy--History--France--18th century.<br/>Jansenists--History--France--18th century.<br/>Jansenists.<br/>Sexual misconduct by clergy.<br/>Trials (Seduction)<br/>LAW / Criminal Law / General
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France.<br/>France--Aix-en-Provence.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.<br/>Trials, litigation, etc.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KJV135.G57  / C48 2015eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>345.44/0253