![]() ![]() ![]() Huxley saw the striking similarity of the Loudun and the Salem stories exemplifying the phenomena of mass psychology. Starkey and The Crucible (1953) by Arthur Miller, both of which concretize similar general ideas by particular case history – the episode of demonic possession and witch-hunting in the 17th century Salem. ![]() The author of the article compares Huxley’s book with two related texts written in the 1940-60-s in the USA: The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry into the Salem Witch Trials (1949) by Marion L. Besides, it contains the analysis of such phenomena as possession and obsession both viewed historically, medically and psychoanalytically. His historical and biographical treatise The Devils of Loudun (1952) investigates a case of demonomania in the 17th century France. Summary The paper focuses on Aldous Huxley’s special interest in the phenomenon of witch-craze. “Witches and the Devil in Salem and Loudun: Aldous Huxley, Marion Starkey and Arthur Miller on Demonic Possession,” Aldous Huxley Annual. ![]()
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