About This Book
A charismatic and contentious parish priest in a provincial town provokes jealousy through his learning and success, then becomes the focus of an escalating campaign that transforms local animosity into accusations of sorcery and demonic possession. Manipulated testimonies, rival clerical and secular ambitions, and a politicized judiciary produce torture, coerced confessions, and execution, while the narrative examines mass hysteria, institutional rivalry, and the miscarriage of justice.