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Author Worcester, Thomas.

Title Seventeenth-century cultural discourse : France and the preaching of Bishop Camus / by Thomas Worcester.

Publication Info. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1997.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 306 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Religion and society ; 38
Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ; 38.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-293) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Chapter 1 Camus and context -- 1. Early seventeenth-century France -- 2. Preaching and religious culture -- 2.1 Council of Trent -- 2.2 Bishops after Trent -- 2.3 Religious culture -- 3. Camus: family and biography -- Chapter 2 Oral discourse and printed text -- 1. Camus�s publications -- 1.1 Fiction -- 1.2 The Diversités -- 1.3 Preaching -- 1.4 Other works -- 2. Camus as itinerant preacher -- 3. From oral discourse to printed text -- 3.1 Camus�s prefaces -- 3.2 Reception of oral discourses -- 3.3 Reception of printed sermons
4. Language, genre, style4.1 Language -- 4.2 Genre -- 4.3 Style -- Chapter 3 Culture and conversion -- 1. Conversion and confession -- 1.1 Sin and self-knowledge -- 1.2 Contrition -- 1.3 Confession of sins -- 2. Penitential works -- 2.1 Works -- 2.2 Prayer -- 2.3 Alms -- 2.4 Fasting -- 3. Examples of conversion -- 4. Clergy and conversion -- 4.1 Cathedral chapter -- 4.2 Ordination -- 4.3 Diocesan synod -- 5. Culture and conversion -- Chapter 4 Feasting and fasting -- 1. Lent -- 1.1 Premi�res homélies quadragésimales
1.2 Belley, Lent 16162. Sunday homilies -- 3. Corpus Christi -- 4. Liturgical year -- Chapter 5 Gender and the saints -- 1. Mary -- 1.1 Notre-Dame de Myans -- 1.2 Premi�res homélies mariales -- 2. Female holiness -- 3. Male holiness -- Chapter 6 Loyola and Borromeo -- 1. Ignatius of Loyola -- 2. Charles Borromeo -- Chapter 7 Politics and piety -- 1. Estates General -- 1.1 Three simonies -- 1.2 Three scourges -- 1.3 Three disorders -- 2. Monarchy -- 3. France -- 4. Paris -- Chapter 8 Hearts and minds -- 1. An older Camus
2. Missions to New France3. Missions within old France -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index
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Subject Camus, Jean-Pierre, 1584-1652.
Camus, Jean-Pierre, 1584-1652.
Catholic Church -- France -- Sermons -- History and criticism.
Catholic Church.
France.
Sermons.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Worcester, Thomas. Seventeenth-century cultural discourse. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1997 (DLC) 97006660
ISBN 9783110809725 (electronic book)
3110809729 (electronic book)
3110152207 (cloth alkaline paper)
9783110152203