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Some forty years ago Natalie Zemon Davis published an article in Past & Present that opened up a new approach to the religious wars that tore France apart during the second half of the sixteenth century. Infl uenced by socio-cultural approaches and perspectives, as well as her own personal experience, 'The Rites of Violence' provided a fresh interpretation of the causes, enactment and perception of confessional violence during this confl ict. Professor Davis demonstrated that, faced with the threat of heresy or the assurance of the Reformed faith, rival confessional communities sought to establish their hegemony over each other and that violence was encouraged by religious leaders and vigorously pursued by their adherents. This infl uential essay has helped to shape our understanding of religious violence not only in the late sixteenth century but also in other periods. This volume provides a new assessment of religious violence by leading historians of early modern France. Building upon a generation of research, they explore new questions and dimensions of the religious strife of the late sixteenth century. Contributors consider not only the circumstances in which religious confl ict and violence developed, but also why it did not emerge in other places. They assess diff erent aspects of the internecine confl ict in France, including their judicial and sexual dimensions. Further themes include the emergence of religious coexistence as a real alternative to religious violence: confl ict resolution and appeasement; the diff usion of communal tensions; and initiatives for social reconstruction. Providing an important reappraisal of violence and religious confl ict in early modern France, this volume also suggests new avenues of research and points of comparison for those interested in these issues in other contexts, cultures, and arenas.
Reason of state, religious passions, and the French Wars of Religion
2009
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Call for Papers: Remembering the French Wars of Religion – La mémoire des guerres de religion
2017
The French Wars of Religion have fascinated historians ever since the opening shots were fired in a barn in Vassy in 1562. Over the centuries, scholars have explored the myriad political, religious, military, and social aspects of these devastating civil wars. In recent years, however, researchers have also started to examine the memory of the Wars of Religion. They have asked how Catholics and Protestants looked back on the events they had experienced during the wars, how they recorded their memories, and what impact these memories had on post-war society. Most of the scholarship in this nascent field has focused on printed histories and elite memories, but we still know very little about the distinctions between local, national, and transnational memory practices; how memories varied throughout the social hierarchy, among individuals and groups, or within and between confessions; and what long-term impact traumatic memories had on early modern society. This conference aims to evaluate how the study of memory can reshape our understanding of the Wars of Religion.
From Battles to Massacres. PhD Dissertation 2008
The following people have been generous and helpful in their collaboration with the project, though I alone take responsibility for any fault of error or omission contained within these pages. In Lisbon, I would like to thank my invaluable assistant and friend who helped sort through daily newspapers at the Hemeroteca Municipal, Linda Nilsson. I am also grateful for the assistance of
Political Violence in Interwar France
History Compass, 10 (2010)
Political violence in interwar France is largely considered a marginal phenomenon, the practice of fascist and communist groups alien to the democratic and Republican consensus. Save for the occasional outburst of mass violence, historians have dismissed the sharp political conflict of the interwar years as pretense and bluster confined to the pages of newspapers and thunderous speeches. This article argues that the routine occurrence of political violence in France deserves greater attention. It suggests that analysis of the mechanics of daily confrontation such as political symbols, the use of weapons and conduct at meetings may reveal deeper attitudes to acceptable behavior during aggressive political confrontation.