Reviews

The Possession of Loudun by Michel de Certeau

emilyjessica's review

I didn't actually finish. This is not a history book. It's a collection of random thoughts on some vague historical events that he doesn't actually tell you about.

ulterior_wit's review

5.0

insightful method work with the multiple archive, the uncertainty of history, the play of story

wishesandpages's review

3.0

I read this book for my "history of religions" class.

Socially speaking, this book is really interesting and studied all the protagonists of the possession, not only the possessed. It focuses mainly on the sources so you can see how people perceived this possession. However, historically speaking, it wasn't enough. I don't feel like I've understood this event.