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Communities of belief : cultural and social tension in early modern France /

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This social study of early modern France shows how the communal oral culture of an older Europe came to be replaced by a recognizably modern culture. Robin Briggs examines the conflicts caused by social and intellectual change, and the tensions between the elite and the common people.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Briggs, Robin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2001.
Subjects:
Church and social problems > France > History > 17th century.
Social conflict > France > History > 17th century.
Witchcraft > France > History > 17th century.
Sorcellerie > France > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Church and social problems
Social conflict
Witchcraft
France
1600-1699
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This social study of early modern France shows how the communal oral culture of an older Europe came to be replaced by a recognizably modern culture. Robin Briggs examines the conflicts caused by social and intellectual change, and the tensions between the elite and the common people.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191676932
0191676934