EPISODE · Jul 31, 2025 · 1H 15M
Legend of Faust and Other Deals With the Devil - ASMR Bedtime Stories
from Sleep and ASMR by The French Whisperer · host The French Whisperer
Fall asleep exploring the mysteries of History, Space, Mythology or Sciences. Every episode of the French Whisperer ASMR Podcast is a little adventure, under the form of a documentary, narrated in a soft spoken voice. It is the best way to get absorbed in a story, forget your concerns, relax, and naturally fall asleep. My stories are also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFrenchWhispererASMR Do you wish to listen to the same stories in other languages or with a different narrator? Discover the other podcasts I produce:- In American English, Lights Out Library narrated by Olimpia- In Spanish, La Biblioteca de los Sueños, narrated by Olimpia- In French, La Bibliothèque des Rêves, narrated by myself Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
What this episode covers
The "pact with the devil" is a cultural motif that keeps coming back in stories. The legend of Faust is a good example, but not the oldest: it took inspiration from other stories, such as the legend of Theophilus. In this episode, I tell you some of these stories. We will also discover the real, historical figures that inspired them (Theophilus, Johann Faust, Pope Sylvester II, Saemundr Sigfússon...), and the firm belief in the existence of such pacts, that were often invoked in witchcraft trials from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century. As an example, I tell you the story of the Loudun Possessions, one of the last and most spectacular witchcraft trials in France.
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