The Religion of the Poor: Rural Missions in Europe and the Formation of Modern Catholicism, c. 1500-c.1800

Chatellier, Louis/ Pearce, Brian (Translator)

ISBN 10: 0521562015 / ISBN 13: 9780521562010

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1997

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246 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Religion of the Poor: Rural Missions in Europe and the Formation of Modern Catholicism, c. 1500-c.1800
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521562015
• ISBN 13: 9780521562010
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.57 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Religion of the Poor is a major work of early modern history, an ambitious survey of Catholic missions into the European countryside from 1500-1800. Louis Chatellier analyzes the impulses to missionary activity at the end of the Middle Ages, and outlines in detail the development of missionary activity after the Council of Trent. He discusses the type of religion proffered by the missionaries, and documents the way in which mission activities changed in reaction to external social and political circumstance.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French