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BENEATH THE CROSS
CATHOLICS AND HUGUENOTS IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY PARIS |
| By: |
Barbara B. Diefendorf |
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Paperback |
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£37.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195070135 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195070132 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
31 October, 1991 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
This study focuses on the popular religious fanaticism and hatred caused by the religious conflicts of 16th-century France, particularly the St Bartholomew's Day massacres of 1572. It uses an array of sources to examine the violence which escalated during this period. |
| Synopsis: |
The religious conflicts of sixteenth-century France, in particular the St Bartholomew's Day massacres of 1572, continue to draw a good deal of attention from historians. What started as a limited coup against the Huguenot leadership became instead a conflagration that left two thousand or more Protestants dead in the streets and ushered in a series of bloody religious battles. Previous histories of the religious conflicts have been preoccupied with their political aspects, but have not examined the mass violence. Diefendorf focuses on popular religious fanaticism and religious hatred. She examines the roots and escalation of the conflicts, the propaganda of Catholic and Protestant preachers, popular religious beliefs and rituals, the role of the militia, and the underground activities of the Protestant community after the massacres. Using a wide array of published and unpublished sources, she provides the most comprehensive social history to date of these religious conflicts. |
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halftones, line illustrations, tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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