About this title: This book is about attitudes and behaviour in early modern France, dealing particularly with the conflicts related to social and intellectual change, and with the tensions between the elite and the common people. The topics discussed include witchcraft, popular belief and superstition, confession, the family, Church and State, and popular revolt. Combining penetrating analyses of important topics with detailed focus on individual cases, Communities of Belief offers a lively critique of some current interpretations of seventeenth century France. Part I, 'Rebels, Deviants and Victims', ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780198206033ISBN:0198206038
Description: Fine. 0198206038 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has three small black lines on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780198206033ISBN:0198206038
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780198206033ISBN:0198206038
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 216x138 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (432) this fascinating 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, and explores major issues including the family, witchcraft, church and state, and popular revolt. ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780198206033ISBN:0198206038
Description: New. 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 betwe... read more
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