by Dale Van Kley (Author)
Although the French Revolution is associated with efforts to "dechristianise" the French state, it actually had religious - even Christian - origins, claims this text. Looking back at the centuries preceding the revolution, it explores the religious strands that influenced political events.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 402
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 04 Jan 2000
ISBN 10: 0300080859
ISBN 13: 9780300080858