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The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)

INTRODUCTION
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There is no doubt she had visions of another nature, since she tells us how she beheld Saint Michael in the guise of a _prud'homme_, that is as a good knight, and Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret, wearing crowns.

She saw them saluting her; she kissed their feet and inhaled their sweet perfume.
What does this mean if not that she was subject to hallucinations of hearing, sight, touch, and smell?
But the most strongly affected of her senses was her hearing.

She says that her voices appear to her; she sometimes calls them her council.

She hears them very plainly unless there is a noise around her.

Generally she obeys them; but sometimes she resists.


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