The Faith and Fortunes of France's Huguenots, 1600–85
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:31st Dec '23
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This title was first published in 2001. Using fresh archival evidence and a broad range of methodological perspectives, this collection of ten essays explores the world of France’s Huguenots between the Edict of Nantes and its Revocation. Studies that range from a meticulous nationwide reconstruction of the community’s demographic fate to a detailed exploration of the mental and emotional world of a single pastor excavate the distinctive contours of Huguenot religious experience, lay bare the struggles and successes of this religious minority in resisting ever-intensifying pressures to convert, and explore its members’ growing turn to commerce. The findings illuminate such larger topics of the long Reformation era as the difficult adjustment to new situations of religious pluralism, the relationship between Calvinism and capitalism, and the implications of Protestantism for print culture and the visual arts.
'... a very tight-knit and coherent volume... an impressive collection of essays.' Huguenot Society Proceedings '... Benedict's approach is of great value to all historians of French Protestantism, and his publisher deserves praise for bringing together so many well-written and perceptive essays in a single well-produced volume.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History '... a very welcome addition to the scholarly literature on the Huguenots in the seventeenth century.... interesting and rewarding collection.' Renaissance Quarterly '... this book is a must for students and specialists alike, and no library should be without it.' Religious Studies Review '... Benedict's thorough explanations of his research methods, his always rigorous lines of argument, his frank discussions of the limits of his sources, his presentation of each study as a work in progress, and his concern to lay out avenues for future research make for thought-provoking and exemplary historical scholarship.' Sixteenth Century Journal 'What the author offers us here is social and religious history at its best... The book is of importance not only for specialists of Huguenot and French history, it is seminal for all historians who ask new questions and seek to apply new methodologies... a striking illustration of the vitality of the discipline at a time when so much is made of the "crisis of history".' Dutch Review of Church History
ISBN: 9781138712065
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352 pages