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The revolution against the Church :

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0745607489

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0814205771

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9780745607481

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9780814205778

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b709321

Title Proper

The revolution against the Church :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

from reason to the Supreme Being /

First Statement of Responsibility

Michel Vovelle ; translated by Alan José.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Columbus :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Ohio State University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©1991.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

214 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Translation of: La révolution contre l'Eglise.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-202) and index.

Text of Note

The adventures of Reason -- At the origins of dechristianization -- The dechristianizing wave -- A clean sweep -- The abdication of the priests -- The married priests -- From Reason to the Supreme Being -- The dechristianizers -- The resistance to dechristianization -- Dechristianization revealed.

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In Paris in the winter and spring of 1793-94, a sudden and violent attempt at "dechristianization"--a willful endeavor to eradicate religious institutions, practices, and beliefs--flared up, crowned by the effort to set up a new cult, that of Reason. In this lively and well-researched book, Vovelle asks how we should evaluate this episode: as little more than a tragic accident, the folly of a day from which the profound faith of the masses nevertheless emerged intact? Or as a momentous break in religious history which has lasted to the present day? Or--a third possibility--as a symptom of the true state of popular indifference which had already begun with the philosophical propaganda of the Enlightenment? Drawing on a rich body of documentary evidence, Vovelle traces the growth of the revolutionary movement against the Church and uses several indicators: the surrendering of Church silverware, the taking down of bells, acts of iconoclasm, the burning of idols, and the closure of churches. He draws conclusions from these traumatic events about the history of the "dechristianizing" mentality in early modern Europe. Written by one of the foremost authorities on the French Revolution, The Revolution against the Church will be on interest to students and researchers in the history of France and the history of religion.

Title

Revolution against the Church.

General Material Designation

Révolution contre l'Eglise.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

War-- Religious aspects.

France, Church history, 18th century.

France, History, Revolution, 1789-1799, Religious aspects.

France, History, Revolution, 1789-1799.

France.

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Vovelle, Michel.

José, Alan

Date of Transaction

20201208001010.0

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[Book]

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