Staying in Babylon Parisian Jansenists at the end of the 18th century: between material consumption and messianic hopes

At the age of Enlightenment, Paris is a veritable Babylon for believers; indeed the French capital deeply transforms the society of the old regime. She knows early secularization and, there, new patterns of cultural or material consumption appear. Among the key players in these developments are merc...

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Published inArchives de sciences sociales des religions Vol. 59; no. 165; pp. 121 - 141
Main Author Lyon-Caen, Nicolas
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published 01.01.2014
Subjects
18th century
Bourgeoisie
Charities
Charity
Clergy
Consumption
Enlightenment
France
Materialism
Messianism
Paris
Paris, France
Political Change
Social Change
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Summary:At the age of Enlightenment, Paris is a veritable Babylon for believers; indeed the French capital deeply transforms the society of the old regime. She knows early secularization and, there, new patterns of cultural or material consumption appear. Among the key players in these developments are merchants, which had also been active supporters of jansenism. Their support took the form of protecting of the clergy who appealed against the bull Unigenitus or the belief in the miracles of deacon Paris. In a way, Jansenism proved a tool for the Old Regime bourgeoisie upper fraction for realizing its domination among local urban institutions, in particular parishes and charities. However, from about 1770, political reforms and social change destroy this old civic culture. For the last Jansenist, Paris is no longer the city of the king. Rather, they seek to transform it into the capital of a regenerated nation and church. Adapted from the source document.
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ISBN:9782713224317
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ISSN:0335-5985