Society and Culture in the Huguenot World, 1559–1685
Society and Culture in the Huguenot World, 1559–1685
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USDThe Huguenots formed a privileged minority within early modern France. During the second half of the sixteenth century, they fought for freedom of worship in the French 'wars of religion' which culminated in the Edict of Nantes in 1598. The community was protected by the terms of the Edict for eighty-seven years until Louis XIV revoked it in 1685. The Huguenots therefore constitute a minority group tolerated by one of the strongest nations in early modern Europe, a country more often associated with the absolute power of the crown - in particular that of Louis XIV. This collection of essays explores the character and identity of the Huguenot movement by examining their culture and institutions, their patterns of belief and worship and their interaction with French state and society. The volume draws upon research by leading historians and specialists from across Europe and North America.
- An interdisciplinary collection of essays which offers insights into the life and culture of the Huguenots in early modern France
- Includes the work of many leading scholars both from Europe and North America
- An important addition to the literature on a society which retains its influence among present-day Huguenot descendants
Reviews & endorsements
"...these essays will be valuable reading for those interested in the Reformation and ancien regime France. It is especially valuable because of the variety of angles from which Huguenot identity is approached." Elisabeth Wengler, College of Saint Benedict, Saint John's University, The Historian
"A good book with innovative, well argued, and well-written essays, a must for scholars interested in the history of the Huguenot movement." H-FRANCE
"Every essay is an example of careful, informed scholarship, and is amply footnoted. The collection, with a brief but useful index, belongs in respectable Reformation-era collections. Reformation-era collections. Graduate level and above." Choice
"...the essays...are generally informative and together present a highly instructive portrait of Huguenot society and culture...[The book] should be of interest not only to specialists but also to advanced students of French history." History
"The strength of this volume is the ability of its twelve essays to construct a compelling image of the 'complex and contradictory character' of the homme protestant." Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"The assembled articles in [this book] provide important new perspectives on the Huguenot community, its identity, and its practices. The impressive breadth and diversity of offerings in this excellent volume make it perhaps the best overview of Protestantism in early modern France currently available." Sixteenth Century Journal
"This marvelous anthology explores the Hugueonts' struggle for such equal treatment and liberty during the entire period that led up to the revocation of the Edict." The Westminster Theological Journal
"A very useful volume." Renaissance Quarterly
Product details
July 2007Paperback
9780521037884
260 pages
229 × 152 × 14 mm
0.39kg
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Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Notes on contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction: Être protestant Raymond A. Mentzer and Andrew Spicer
- 2. Preaching, printing, psalm-singing: the making and unmaking of the Reformed church in Lyon, 1550–1572 Timothy Watson
- 3. Religious polemic and Huguenot self-perception and identity, 1554–1619 Luc Racaut
- 4. Confessionalisation in France? Critical reflections and new evidence Philip Benedict
- 5. Huguenot petitioning during the wars of religion Penny Roberts
- 6. Informal networks in sixteenth-century French Protestantism Mark Greengrass
- 7. The Edict of Nantes and its institutions Raymond A. Mentzer
- 8. 'Speaking the King's language': the Huguenot magistrates of Castres and Pau Amanda Eurich
- 9. The Huguenot academies: preparing for an uncertain future Karin Maag
- 10. Huguenot poor relief and health care in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Martin Dinges
- 11. 'Qui est de Dieu, oit la parole de Dieu'
- the Huguenots and their temples Andrew Spicer
- 12. 'Ensevelir honnestement les corps': funeral corteges and Huguenot culture Bernard Roussel
- 13. Huguenot militancy and the seventeenth-century wars of religion Alan James
- 14. Epilogue Raymond A. Mentzer and Andrew Spicer
- Index.
