Representing heresy in early modern France
By: edited by Gabriella Scarlatta and Lidia Radi
Series: Essays and studies -- 40; Essays and studies (Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies) -- 40
Publisher: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780772721877
Subjects: Heresy; History; Church history; Christian heresies; Social aspects; Political aspects; Social conditions; Christianity and culture
Description: "Heresy is a fluid concept, not easy to define or pinpoint, and certainly one that defies religious and political boundaries. Heresy could be said to be a cultural construct manufactured by competing narratives. The articles in this volume examine the varieties of perceptions and representations of heresy in early modern France. In so doing, they reveal that such perceptions and representations have had more of an impact on our understanding of heresy than heresy itself. This, in turn, provides us with new and stimulating viewpoints on how heresy was recognized and depicted at the intersections of faith, art, gender, poetry, history, and politics."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issued also in electronic format.