Secularisation in Western Europe, 1848-1914

Name: Secularisation in Western Europe, 1848-1914
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Hugh Mcleod

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Secularisation can mean many quite different things - rising unbelief, the privatisation of belief, weakening denominational identity, the development of a religiously neutral state. This book reveals both the many-sidedness of secularisation and the great unevenness with which it affected different areas of life. France is the classic example of the secularisation of society in the later nineteenth century. Church and school, then church and state, were separated. Town councils tore down crosses and banned processions. Teachers and doctors were seen as a new priesthood. Yet even in France things were not so simple. In the west, most people remained practising Catholics, and Lourdes demonstrated the continuing vitality of 'popular religion'. When we look at Germany and England, or compare Catholics with Protestants and Jews, the picture becomes even more complex. This book examines the nature and causes of religious change in the three countries, and the class, gender and regional differences within each.

Product details

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

400

Release Date:

2000-08-11

Publication Date:

2000-08-11

Publisher:

Bloomsbury 3PL

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0333597478

ISBN13:

9780333597477

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

633 g

Height:

145 cm

Width:

222 cm

Thickness:

25 cm

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