Catholic particularity in seventeenth-century French writing : 'Christianity is strange' / Richard Parish.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parish, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--In literature.

Catholic Church.

French literature--17th century--History and criticism.

French literature.

Particularity (Aesthetics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A vivid account of the belief system of early-modern France as expressed in different writing genres from sermons to martyr tragedies, lyric poetry to spiritual autobiography. Parish considers the distinctive doctrines that the heritage of the Catholic Reformation brought to light.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Particularity and Apologetics; 2. Particularity and Physicality; 3. Particularity and Language (i): Talking about God; 4. Particularity and Language (ii): Talking for God; 5. Particularity and Discernment; 6. Particularity and Polemic (i): Jansenism; 7. Particularity and Polemic (ii): Quietism; 8. Particularity and Salvation; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613265401

1-283-26540-0

0-19-161881-0

OCLC:

757856621