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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822362903321

Autore

McManners John

Titolo

Church and society in eighteenth-century France . Volume 1 The clerical establishment and its social ramifications / / John McManners

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1998

ISBN

1-281-98929-0

9786611989293

0-19-152051-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (836 p.)

Collana

The Oxford history of the Christian Church

Disciplina

282/.44/09033

Soggetti

Church history

France Church history 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.