The Devils of Loudun
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The Devils of Loudun is Aldous Huxley’s 1952 non-fiction book that examines the infamous 17th-century French Loudun possessions and witchcraft trial as a case study in mass hysteria, religious fanaticism, and political persecution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loudun possessions | 1 |
| The Devils of Loudun canonical | 1 |
| The Devils of Loudun (book by Aldous Huxley) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22596467 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Devils of Loudun Context triple: [The Devils, basedOn, The Devils of Loudun]
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A.
Le Curé de Tours
Le Curé de Tours is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the intrigues, provincial politics, and clerical rivalries in a small French town.
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B.
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope's Exorcist is a 2023 supernatural horror film starring Russell Crowe as real-life Vatican exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, following his investigation of a terrifying demonic possession tied to a dark Church conspiracy.
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C.
Un Curé de Province
Un Curé de Province is a 19th-century French novel that portrays the life and moral struggles of a provincial Catholic priest within the social and religious context of rural France.
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D.
The Priest
The Priest is a supporting character in Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote," a friend of the protagonist who often represents conventional wisdom and attempts to bring Don Quixote back to reality.
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E.
The Priest
The Priest is the unnamed, charismatic and morally ambiguous Catholic clergyman from the television series "Fleabag," whose intense relationship with the protagonist became one of Andrew Scott’s most acclaimed roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Devils of Loudun Target entity description: The Devils of Loudun is Aldous Huxley’s 1952 non-fiction book that examines the infamous 17th-century French Loudun possessions and witchcraft trial as a case study in mass hysteria, religious fanaticism, and political persecution.
-
A.
Le Curé de Tours
Le Curé de Tours is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the intrigues, provincial politics, and clerical rivalries in a small French town.
-
B.
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope's Exorcist is a 2023 supernatural horror film starring Russell Crowe as real-life Vatican exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, following his investigation of a terrifying demonic possession tied to a dark Church conspiracy.
-
C.
Un Curé de Province
Un Curé de Province is a 19th-century French novel that portrays the life and moral struggles of a provincial Catholic priest within the social and religious context of rural France.
-
D.
The Priest
The Priest is the unnamed, charismatic and morally ambiguous Catholic clergyman from the television series "Fleabag," whose intense relationship with the protagonist became one of Andrew Scott’s most acclaimed roles.
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E.
The Priest
The Priest is a supporting character in Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote," a friend of the protagonist who often represents conventional wisdom and attempts to bring Don Quixote back to reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Devils of Loudun
linked to: The Devils of Loudun