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Church and society in eighteenth-century France. Volume 1, The clerical establishment and its social ramifications
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Volume 1 describes the relations of Church and State, the wealth of the Church, and its role in national life from Versailles to the scaffold. Dioceses, parishes, and the monastic structure are pre...
Volume 1 describes the relations of Church and State, the wealth of the Church, and its role in national life from Versailles to the scaffold. Dioceses, parishes, and the monastic structure are presented in detail, and the vocation and life-style of the clergy as in mesh with every aspect of social living.
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- Creator
- John McManners
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1998
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (836 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1281989290, 9786611989293, 0191520519, 0198269056
- OCLC
- ocn317399605, ocn922953879, on1024234011, on1449570816
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- English
- Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- The Theme -- I: CHURCH AND STATE -- 1 The Coronation: Reflections on the Allegiance of the Clergy -- 2 The Religion of Versailles -- 3 The Working of the Church-State Alliance -- 4 The Wealth of the Church -- 5 The General Assemblies of the Clergy and Clerical Taxation -- II: THE RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENT -- 6 Dioceses -- 7 The Bishops: Aristocratic Vocations -- 8 The Bishops: Worldly Greatness -- 9 The Bishops: Fathers in God -- 10 Parishes -- 11 The Curés: Social Origins, Incomes, Mentality -- 12 The 'Bon Curé' -- 13 Collaborators of the Curé -- 14 Canons and Chapters -- 15 The Great Chapters: Architecture and Music -- 16 Monastic Wealth and the Social Order -- 17 The Religious Vocation and Social Usefulness: Men -- 18 The Religious Vocation and Social Usefulness: Women -- 19 The Commission des Réguliers -- 20 Vocation and the Art of Obtaining a Benefice -- 21Abbés -- Notes -- Index