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Communities of belief : cultural and social tension in early modern France / Robin Briggs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Briggs, Robin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church and social problems--France--History--17th century.
- Church and social problems.
- Social conflict--France--History--17th century.
- Social conflict.
- Witchcraft--France--History--17th century.
- Witchcraft.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 423 p.)
- Edition:
- New Edition
- Other Title:
- Communities of belief
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 2001.
- Summary:
- This social study of early modern France shows how the communal oral culture of an older Europe came to be replaced by a recognizably modern culture. Robin Briggs examines the conflicts caused by social and intellectual change, and the tensions between the elite and the common people.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-80160-3
- 9786610801602
- OCLC:
- 1027179324
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