| Physical description |
1 online resource (xiv, 866 pages) |
| Series |
The Oxford history of the Christian Church |
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Oxford history of the Christian Church.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Abbreviations -- III: THE RELIGION OF THE PEOPLE -- 22 From Baptism to the Requiescat in pace -- 23 Liturgical Worship -- 24 Sermons -- 25 The Curé's Prône and Parish Missions -- 26 Religious Practice -- 27 On the Margins of Official Religion -- 28 Confraternities -- 29 Popular Religion and Clerical Reformers -- 30 The Dark Side of the Supernatural -- IV: THE CLERGY AND MORALS -- 31 The Confessional -- 32 Commercial Loans and Lotteries -- 33 Sexual Passion -- 34 The Theatre -- V: CROWN AND PARLEMENT: JESUITS AND JANSENISTS -- 35 The Jansenist Quarrel -- 36 Unigenitus. |
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37 The Appeal to a General Council -- 38 From the Regent to Fleury -- 39 The Changing Face of Jansenism -- 40 Fleury's Repression and the Interventions of the Parlement -- 41 The Mid-Century Crisis -- 42 The Jesuits of France -- 43 The Fall of the Jesuits -- VI: THE RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND THE ISSUE OF TOLERATION -- 44 The Huguenots: The Great Persecution -- 45 Cruelty and Compromise, 1700-1774 -- 46 Lutherans and Jews: Routine Intolerance -- 47 Towards a Grudging Toleration, 1774-1789 -- VII: THE CRISIS OF THE ANCIEN RÉGIME -- 48 The Twilight of Jansenism -- 49 The Political Role of the Bishops. |
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50 The Revolt of the Curés -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
| Summary |
This volume explores all aspects of the relations of Church and State including the wealth of the clergy, their role in official life, in the Court at Versailles and on the scaffold. |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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Catholic Church -- History -- 18th century.
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Christian life -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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France -- Church history -- 18th century.
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Church history |
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History |
| Variant Title |
Religion of the people and the politics of religion |
| ISBN |
9780191520631 (electronic bk.) |
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0191520632 (electronic bk.) |
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0198270046 |
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9780198270041 |
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