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The Catholicisms of CoutancesVarieties of Religion in Early Modern France, 1350-1789 |
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How religious belief and practice shaped daily life in early modern France.
The Catholicisms of Coutances is a richly detailed account of France from the Hundred Years' War to the French revolution. Coining the word "catholicisms" to denote the complex varieties of religious beliefs and practices within the Church, J. Michael Hayden presents a detailed analysis of the diocese of Coutances - chosen because of the unusually large number of records available - to shed light on the many ways in which religion developed and affected life in early modern France.
Opening with a geographical and chronological sketch of the diocese, Hayden describes the catholicisms of mid-fourteenth century Coutances, discussing their evolution and effects over four hundred years. Employing a wide array of primary sources, the book provides a meticulous study that includes qualitative analyses of papal and diocesan documents and synodal statutes, a quantitative analysis of ordination and pastoral visit records, and a combination of both forms of analysis of the cahiers prepared for the Estates General of 1789.
The Catholicisms of Coutances is an innovative contribution to contemporary understandings of Catholic beliefs and practices in the early modern period and their profound effect on the people of a diocese.
Opening with a geographical and chronological sketch of the diocese, Hayden describes the catholicisms of mid-fourteenth century Coutances, discussing their evolution and effects over four hundred years. Employing a wide array of primary sources, the book provides a meticulous study that includes qualitative analyses of papal and diocesan documents and synodal statutes, a quantitative analysis of ordination and pastoral visit records, and a combination of both forms of analysis of the cahiers prepared for the Estates General of 1789.
The Catholicisms of Coutances is an innovative contribution to contemporary understandings of Catholic beliefs and practices in the early modern period and their profound effect on the people of a diocese.
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Part of the McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series (number 2.63 in series)
384 Pages, 6 x 9
4 maps, 4 tables, 1 diagram
ISBN 9780773541139
May 2013
Formats: Cloth, eBook
“The Catholicisms of Coutances is the best in-depth study I have seen of Catholicism as it was practiced at the local level in the early modern period - in its breadth and detail no work matches it.” Frederic J. Baumgartner, Department of History, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
“The depth of detail and analysis is remarkable. It is hard to imagine a better description of the nuts and bolts of religious life at the local level.”Michael Konnert, America Historical Review
“The work is clearly written, elegantly expressed and conceptually challenging. It will be essential reading for all historians of Counter/Reformation France and indeed of Catholic Europe more widely.” H-France Reviews
“The depth of detail and analysis is remarkable. It is hard to imagine a better description of the nuts and bolts of religious life at the local level.”Michael Konnert, America Historical Review
“The work is clearly written, elegantly expressed and conceptually challenging. It will be essential reading for all historians of Counter/Reformation France and indeed of Catholic Europe more widely.” H-France Reviews
J. Michael Hayden is professor emeritus of history at the University of Saskatchewan and co-author of 600 Years of Reform: Bishops and the French Church, 1190-1789.
Maps and Graph xi
Abbreviations xiii
Preface xv
Introduction 3
1 Coutances, Its People and History 19
2 Official and Unofficial Catholicism in Early Modern
Coutances 37
3 The Catholicisms of the Bishops of Coutances 55
4 The Catholicisms of the Clerical Elite of Coutances 90
5 The Catholicisms of the Religious of Coutances 124
6 The Catholicisms of the Parish Clergy of Coutances 147
7 The Catholicisms of the Catholic Laity of Coutances 195
8 The Other Catholicisms of Coutances 232
Conclusion: The Catholicisms of Coutances in Their Norman Context 254
Appendices
1 Vocations and Sunday mass attendance by population 268
2 Differing levels of religious practice 270
3 Vocations, 1742-1781 272
4 Vocations, 1699-1781 276
5 The Protestant presence 282
Notes 285
Bibliography 335
Index 359
Abbreviations xiii
Preface xv
Introduction 3
1 Coutances, Its People and History 19
2 Official and Unofficial Catholicism in Early Modern
Coutances 37
3 The Catholicisms of the Bishops of Coutances 55
4 The Catholicisms of the Clerical Elite of Coutances 90
5 The Catholicisms of the Religious of Coutances 124
6 The Catholicisms of the Parish Clergy of Coutances 147
7 The Catholicisms of the Catholic Laity of Coutances 195
8 The Other Catholicisms of Coutances 232
Conclusion: The Catholicisms of Coutances in Their Norman Context 254
Appendices
1 Vocations and Sunday mass attendance by population 268
2 Differing levels of religious practice 270
3 Vocations, 1742-1781 272
4 Vocations, 1699-1781 276
5 The Protestant presence 282
Notes 285
Bibliography 335
Index 359
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