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History France

Six Hundred Years of Reform

Bishops and the French Church, 1190-1789

by (author) J. Michael Hayden & Malcolm R. Greenshields

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2005
Category
France, Catholic
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773528932
    Publish Date
    Nov 2005
    List Price
    $125.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773572867
    Publish Date
    Nov 2005
    List Price
    $110.00

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Making use of the only records available - pastoral visits and synodal statutes - the authors introduce fresh evidence and interpretations. They shed new light on the medieval origins of the Catholic Reformation and the nature of the reform movement in the sixteenth century. Their work shows the importance of French bishops in starting the early-modern reform and their subsequent role in preparing the Catholic Church to weather the French Revolution. They also explore both the role of the French monarchy in the creation and collapse of the Catholic Reformation, and the changing attitude of peasants and the proto-proletariat toward official religion.

About the authors

J. Michael Hayden is professor emeritus of history, University of Saskatchewan, and author of numerous books. Malcolm Greenshields is professor of history, University of Lethbridge, and has published work on the histories of criminality and religion.

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Malcolm R. Greenshields is professor of history, University of Lethbridge.

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