Case file · Witch trials
Loudun possessions
French convent 'possessions' that led to a priest being burned.
1634 CE · 47.01, 0.08 · status: documented
The sceptical view
A real, documented historical persecution — the witchcraft accusations themselves had no basis; victims were condemned through torture, rivalry, delusion and fear.
Connections in the atlas
- Aix-en-Provence possessions (Louis Gaufridi)
- Incubus and succubus
- The Louviers possessions