Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being : The search for a republican morality /

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This volume explores Robespierre's vision and the events held across France on this day, which he declared a national day of celebration to inaugurate the state religion of the new French Republic, the Cult of the Supreme Being. It redefines the importance of the Festival in the development of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smyth, Jonathan A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Robespierre, Maximilien, > 1758-1794.
France.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This volume explores Robespierre's vision and the events held across France on this day, which he declared a national day of celebration to inaugurate the state religion of the new French Republic, the Cult of the Supreme Being. It redefines the importance of the Festival in the development of the Revolution.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages): illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781526103802

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