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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Desan, Suzanne, Author.

Series:

The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture Series

The Wilder House series in politics, history, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France.

West European History.

Local Subjects:

France.

West European History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.) : 4 b&w illustrations, 5 maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Maps

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Introduction: Religion and Politics in the French Revolution

2. Religious and Political Landscapes of the Yonne

3. Recreating the Sacred: The Emergence of Lay Cults

4. Redefining Revolutionary Liberty: The Rhetoric and Politics of Religious Revival

5. Rioting in God’s Name: Activism, Gender, and Community

6. Conclusion

Appendix: National Religious Policy

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-5017-3402-4

OCLC:

1178769303