04672oam 2200745 a 450 991078218560332120230912143756.01-282-85815-797866128581540-7735-6792-510.1515/9780773567924(CKB)1000000000522710(OCoLC)191818973(CaPaEBR)ebrary10175951(SSID)ssj0000278422(PQKBManifestationID)11195784(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278422(PQKBWorkID)10247008(PQKB)11446593(CaPaEBR)407539(CaBNvSL)slc00204617(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/d5p6rf(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/4/407539(MiAaPQ)EBC3331732(DE-B1597)656708(DE-B1597)9780773567924(MiAaPQ)EBC3248631(EXLCZ)99100000000052271019990203d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCulture, religion, and demographic behaviour[electronic resource] Catholics and Lutherans in Alsace, 1750-1870 /Kevin McQuillan[Liverpool, Eng.] Liverpool University Press ;Montreal [Que.]McGill-Queen's University Pressc19991 online resource (250 p.) McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religionBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-1860-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Acknowledgmentsd -- Culture, Religion, and Demographic Behaviour -- Alsace: Economic and Social Structures -- Marriage and Remarriage -- Illegitimacy and Bridal Pregnancy -- Marital Fertility -- Infant and Child Mortality -- Conclusion -- Issues of Data Quality and Method -- Notes -- References -- Index -- McGill-Queen's Studies in The History of ReligionMcQuillan shows that the population of the once largely German-speaking region of Alsace was sharply divided into two major religious communities, one Catholic, the other Lutheran. Religion was a central source of identity and a filter through which the political struggles associated with the integration of the region into French society were perceived. The five communities McQuillan studies represent both the religious division in the region and the varying economic circumstances of the population. His analysis of the demographic record of these communities is based on a family reconstitution analysis, which permits a detailed study of patterns of marriage, illegitimacy, marital fertility, and childhood mortality. A wealth of demographic research attests to the fact that theological differences between religious groups on matters of marriage or sexuality do not necessarily lead to differences in demographic behaviour. McQuillan argues that religion mattered in the Alsatian case because religious affiliation became a central element of social identity. Over time this resulted in what historians have called the "confessionalization" of the population. It also meant that the far-reaching political changes that affected France and Alsace in the period 1750-1870 were seen by the population through the lens of religion. Not only a case study of Alsace but an exploration of the more general issue of the role of religion in promoting or delaying demographic change, Culture, Religion, and Demographic Behaviour will be of great interest to students in the fields of population, religion, and social change.McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religionCatholicsFranceAlsaceHistory18th centuryLutheransFranceAlsaceHistory18th centuryCatholicsFranceAlsaceHistory19th centuryLutheransFranceAlsaceHistory19th centuryAlsace (France)PopulationHistory18th centuryAlsace (France)PopulationHistory19th centuryAlsace (France)Religion18th centuryAlsace (France)Religion19th centuryCatholicsHistoryLutheransHistoryCatholicsHistoryLutheransHistory304.6/0944/38309033McQuillan Kevin1521666MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782185603321Culture, religion, and demographic behaviour3760999UNINA