Hatred in Print: Catholic Propaganda and Protestant Identity During the French Wars of Religion (St Andrews Studies in Reformation History)

Luc Racaut

ISBN 10: 0754602842 / ISBN 13: 9780754602842

Published by Ashgate Publishing Company, 2002

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pp. x + 161.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hatred in Print: Catholic Propaganda and Protestant Identity During the French Wars of Religion (St Andrews Studies in Reformation History)
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754602842
• ISBN 13: 9780754602842
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Catholic polemical works, and their portrayal of Protestants in print in particular, are the central focus of this work. In contrast with Germany, French Catholics used printing effectively and agressively to promote the Catholic cause. In seeking to explain why France remained a Catholic country, the French Catholic response must be taken into account. Rather than confront the Reformation on its own terms, the Catholic reaction concentrated on discrediting the Protestant cause in the eyes of the Catholic majority. This book aims to contribute to the ongoing debate over the nature of the French Wars of Religion, to explain why they were so violent and why they engaged the loyalities of such a large portion of the population. This study also provides an example of the successful defence of catholicism developed independently and in advance of Tridentine reform which is of wider significance for the history of the Reformation in Europe.

About the Author

Racaut, Luc