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Reclaiming the Sacred : Lay Religion and Popular Politics in Revolutionary France /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Desan, Suzanne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Colección:The Wilder House series in politics, history, and culture
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 revolutionaries' attempts to dechristianize France and to replace Christianity with new revolutionary cults.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 p.) : 4 b&w illustrations, 5 maps
ISBN:9781501734021
9783110536171
Acceso:restricted access