Sacral Kingship in Bourbon France
Subtitle: The Cult of Saint Louis, 1589 - 1830
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2021
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781350214644
Subjects: France, history
Description: "What does Saint Louis' cult actually reveal about the Bourbon monarchy's ability to foster a political culture of loyalty through all religious, political, and intellectual challenges of this era? From manuscripts to paintings to music, Sean Heath skillfully engages with a vast array of primary source material and modern debates on sacral kingship to provide an enlightening and comprehensive analysis of the role of Saint Louis in early modern France"--