Liturgy, Politics, and Salvation : The Catholic League in Paris and the Nature of Catholic Reform, 1540-1630

Liturgy, Politics, and Salvation analyzes the contest between the Catholic League and the sovereign authority of the French crown in the middle to late sixteenth century, as a clash between three very different existential positions on the proper relations between the sacred and the profane. This was a debate between Huguenots, Politiques, and the zealous Catholic Leaguers, which frequently led to open conflict, violence, and an undermining of the supremacy of the French state. This book provides a much-needed examination of the role of the Catholic League in the Counter-Reformation of France and how this influence can still be felt today in French politics. Liturgy, Politics, And Salvation: The Catholic League In Paris And The Nature Of Catholic Reform, 1540-1630 Analyzes The Contest Between The Catholic League And The Sovereign Authority Of The French Crown From The Perspective Of The Culture Wars That Were Part Of The European Reformation. In Paris, The Partisan Politics Of The Period Were Inseparable From Broader Religious Debates In Which Huguenots, Politiques, And Zealous Catholics Clashed Over The Proper Relations Between The Sacred And The Profane. Ramsey Employs A New Method For The Analysis Of Symbolic Behaviors To Reveal The Relations Between Political And Religious Engagement And Cultural Change At A Crucial Moment In The Development Of The French Nation.--jacket. Introduction: League Piety: Definitions And Concepts -- Pt. 1. Catholic Militancy And Religious Reform: Tensions Between Tradition And Innovation. 1. The Historical Context: Politics, Religion, And The Emergence Of The Catholic League In Paris -- Pt. 2. Calvin, The Council Of Trent, And Zealous Catholicism. 2. Calvin And The Critique Of Performativity. 3. Sacred Performance And The Tasks Of Tridentine Reform. 4. Leaguer Zeal And Politique Rationality: Gesture And Competing Visions Of Authority -- Pt. 3. Immanence And Sacred Performance In League Piety. 5. The Quantitative Analysis Of Symbolic Behavior. 6. Paris Ligueur, 1590: The Fusion Of The Civic And The Sacred. 7. The League And The Definition Of Catholic Reform: An Experiential Approach. Ann W. Ramsey. Map On Lining Papers. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [401]-434) And Index. "Liturgy, Politics, and Salvation: The Catholic League in Paris and the Nature of Catholic Reform, 1540-1630 analyzes the contest between the Catholic League and the sovereign authority of the French crown from the perspective of the culture wars that were part of the European Reformation. In Paris, the partisan politics of the period were inseparable from broader religious debates in which Huguenots, Politiques, and zealous Catholics clashed over the proper relations between the sacred and the profane. Ramsey employs a new method for the analysis of symbolic behaviors to reveal the relations between political and religious engagement and cultural change at a crucial moment in the development of the French nation."--BOOK JACKET. The first empirical analysis of the role of the Catholic League in the Counter-Reformation of the French state in the 16th century.