LEADER 04672oam 2200745 a 450 001 9910782185603321 005 20230912143756.0 010 $a1-282-85815-7 010 $a9786612858154 010 $a0-7735-6792-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773567924 035 $a(CKB)1000000000522710 035 $a(OCoLC)191818973 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10175951 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000278422 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11195784 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278422 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10247008 035 $a(PQKB)11446593 035 $a(CaPaEBR)407539 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00204617 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/d5p6rf 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/4/407539 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3331732 035 $a(DE-B1597)656708 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773567924 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3248631 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000522710 100 $a19990203d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCulture, religion, and demographic behaviour$b[electronic resource] $eCatholics and Lutherans in Alsace, 1750-1870 /$fKevin McQuillan 210 $a[Liverpool, Eng.] $cLiverpool University Press ;$aMontreal [Que.]$cMcGill-Queen's University Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 225 1 $aMcGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7735-1860-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tTables -- $tFigures -- $tAcknowledgmentsd -- $tCulture, Religion, and Demographic Behaviour -- $tAlsace: Economic and Social Structures -- $tMarriage and Remarriage -- $tIllegitimacy and Bridal Pregnancy -- $tMarital Fertility -- $tInfant and Child Mortality -- $tConclusion -- $tIssues of Data Quality and Method -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex -- $tMcGill-Queen's Studies in The History of Religion 330 $aMcQuillan shows that the population of the once largely German-speaking region of Alsace was sharply divided into two major religious communities, one Catholic, the other Lutheran. Religion was a central source of identity and a filter through which the political struggles associated with the integration of the region into French society were perceived. The five communities McQuillan studies represent both the religious division in the region and the varying economic circumstances of the population. His analysis of the demographic record of these communities is based on a family reconstitution analysis, which permits a detailed study of patterns of marriage, illegitimacy, marital fertility, and childhood mortality. A wealth of demographic research attests to the fact that theological differences between religious groups on matters of marriage or sexuality do not necessarily lead to differences in demographic behaviour. McQuillan argues that religion mattered in the Alsatian case because religious affiliation became a central element of social identity. Over time this resulted in what historians have called the "confessionalization" of the population. It also meant that the far-reaching political changes that affected France and Alsace in the period 1750-1870 were seen by the population through the lens of religion. Not only a case study of Alsace but an exploration of the more general issue of the role of religion in promoting or delaying demographic change, Culture, Religion, and Demographic Behaviour will be of great interest to students in the fields of population, religion, and social change. 410 0$aMcGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion 606 $aCatholics$zFrance$zAlsace$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aLutherans$zFrance$zAlsace$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aCatholics$zFrance$zAlsace$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aLutherans$zFrance$zAlsace$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aAlsace (France)$xPopulation$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aAlsace (France)$xPopulation$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aAlsace (France)$xReligion$y18th century 607 $aAlsace (France)$xReligion$y19th century 615 0$aCatholics$xHistory 615 0$aLutherans$xHistory 615 0$aCatholics$xHistory 615 0$aLutherans$xHistory 676 $a304.6/0944/38309033 700 $aMcQuillan$b Kevin$01521666 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782185603321 996 $aCulture, religion, and demographic behaviour$93760999 997 $aUNINA