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Miracles, Convulsions, and Ecclesiastical Politics in Early Eighteenth-Century Paris
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Miracles, Convulsions, and Ecclesiastical Politics in Early Eighteenth-Century Paris
Contributors:
By (Author) B. Robert Kreiser
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
274.43607
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
504
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
879g
Description
In the midst of the fierce controversies raging in France over the papal bull Unigenitus, worshipers at the tomb of a revered Jansenist deacon in Paris's Saint-Medard cemetery witnessed a variety of miraculous occurrences. These well-publicized events led to the emergence of a cult that came to affect and be affected by the most furious religious d
