| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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text file |
| Series |
The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
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Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In a remote village on the Dutch-German border, a young Catholic woman named Cunegonde tries to kidnap a baby to prevent it from being baptized in a Protestant church. When she is arrested, fellow Catholics stage an armed raid to free her from detention. These dramatic events of 1762 triggered a cycle of violence, starting a kind of religious war in the village and its surrounding region. Contradicting our current understanding, this war erupted at the height of the Age of Enlightenment, famous for its religious toleration.0This book tells in vivid detail the story of this hitherto unknown conflict. Drawing characters, scenes, and dialogue straight from a body of exceptional primary sources, it is the first microhistorical study of religious conflict and toleration in early modern Europe. In it, Benjamin J. Kaplan explores the dilemmas of interfaith marriage and the special character of religious life in a borderland, where religious dissenters enjoy unique freedoms. He also challenges assumptions about the impact of Enlightenment thought and suggests that, on a popular level, some parts of eighteenth-century Europe may not have witnessed a "rise of toleration." |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Cast of Main Characters; Introduction; One: Between Them Sleeps the Devil; Two: Baptism Is Baptism; Three: On This Soil; Four: Flouting Authority; Five: Beggar Dogs; Six: Reprisals; Seven: A Moral Certainty?; Eight: Their High and Mighty Lordships; Nine: Afterlives; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Relations -- Reformed Church -- History -- 18th century.
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Catholic Church. |
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Relations. |
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Reformed Church. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Interfaith marriage -- Netherlands -- Vaals (Gemeente) -- History -- 18th century.
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Netherlands. |
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Kidnapping -- Netherlands -- Vaals (Gemeente) -- History -- 18th century.
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Kidnapping. |
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Reformed Church -- Relations -- Catholic Church -- History -- 18th century.
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Interfaith marriage. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General. |
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Interfaith relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780300187366 030018736X |
| ISBN |
0300189974 (electronic book) |
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9780300189971 (electronic book) |
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9780300187366 (electronic book) |
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030018736X (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
10.12987/9780300189971 |
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