Reclaiming the Sacred : : Lay Religion and Popular Politics in Revolutionary France / / Suzanne Desan.
Reclaiming the Sacred examines the ways in which the new secular political culture of the French Revolution transformed the religious practices of lay people. Focusing on the Yonne, a prorevolutionary department in Burgundy, Suzanne Desan analyzes how the region's laity responded to the revolut...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019] ©1990 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Wilder House series in politics, history, and culture
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 4 b&w illustrations, 5 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction: Religion and Politics in the French Revolution
- 2. Religious and Political Landscapes of the Yonne
- 3. Recreating the Sacred: The Emergence of Lay Cults
- 4. Redefining Revolutionary Liberty: The Rhetoric and Politics of Religious Revival
- 5. Rioting in God’s Name: Activism, Gender, and Community
- 6. Conclusion
- Appendix: National Religious Policy
- Bibliography
- Index