Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being :: the search for a republican morality /

Maximilien Robespierre declared that 20 Prairial Year II (8 June 1794) would be a national day of celebration to inaugurate the state religion of the new French Republic, the Cult of the Supreme Being. This book explores Robespierre's vision and the events held across France on this day, to red...

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1. Verfasser: Smyth, Jonathan A. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Cross, Máire (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in modern French history.
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Zusammenfassung:Maximilien Robespierre declared that 20 Prairial Year II (8 June 1794) would be a national day of celebration to inaugurate the state religion of the new French Republic, the Cult of the Supreme Being. This book explores Robespierre's vision and the events held across France on this day, to redefine the importance of the Festival of the Supreme Being in the development of the Revolution.
Beschreibung:Introduction 1. Towards a new republican morality 2. The national response to Robespierre's proclamation 3. The celebrations in the capital 4. The celebrations outside Paris 5. Financing a national festival 6. Contemporary comments on the Festival 7. After the Festival Conclusion Index.
Beschreibung:1 online resource : maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-174) and index.
ISBN:9781526103819
1526103818
9781526103802
152610380X
1526120844
9781526120847

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