That men would praise the lord: the reformation in nimes, 1530-1570

A vivid analytic narrative showing how and why Nîmes became the most Protestant city in France. It uses techniques from both cultural history and the social sciences, including social network analysis, to illuminate Nîmes's experience. The book concludes with a comparative analysis which explains the appeal ofthe Reformation. INDICE: Introduction 1-20; 1.: Nîmes: A Sixteenth-Century City 1-48; 2.: The Creation of a Protestant Community: Nîmes, 1530-1547 1-40; 3.: Growth and Crisis: Nîmes's Protestants, 1547-1559 1-36; 4.: The Religious Crisis begins, 1559-1560 1-51; 5.:. The Cahier de Doléances, 1561 1-43; 6.: The Consolidation of the Protestant Movement, 1561-1562 1-60; 7.: Rising and Falling: The Protestant Movement in Nîmes, 1562-1570 1-44; Conclusion. The Reformation in Nîmes in Comparative Perspective 1-27; Appendix A. The Evolution of the ProtestantMovement in Nîmes, 1560-1562 1; Appendix B. Constructing the Notarial Database 1-35; Bibliography 1-26

• ISBN: 978-0-19-973652-2
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés