The religious origins of the French Revolution : from Calvin to the civil constitution, 1560-1791 /
Although the French Revolution is associated with efforts to dechristianize the French state and citizenry, it actually had long-term religious - even Christian - origins, claims Dale Van Kley in this controversial new book. Looking back at the two and a half centuries that preceded the revolution,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven, CT :
Yale University Press,
©1996.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Although the French Revolution is associated with efforts to dechristianize the French state and citizenry, it actually had long-term religious - even Christian - origins, claims Dale Van Kley in this controversial new book. Looking back at the two and a half centuries that preceded the revolution, Van Kley explores the diverse, often warring religious strands that influenced political events up to the revolution. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 390 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0585351953 9780585351957 9780300147568 0300147562 9780300064780 0300064780 |