God and Revolution:Religion and Power from Pre-Revolutionary France to the Napoleonic Empire
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Title
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God and Revolution:Religion and Power from Pre-Revolutionary France to the Napoleonic Empire
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Author
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Alexa Weight
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Faculty Advisor
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Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop
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Date
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1/1/2017
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Abstract
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In 1789, the advent of the French Revolution led to the shift in political power as the Catholic Church and French Monarchy ruled Pre-Revolutionary, or Ancien Regime France was replaced by a new, revolutionary government. The fall of Catholicism as the official religion of France, however, did not stop religion as an central component for political power. The creation of new religious groups and thought produced a secularized revolutionary religion, the “Cult of the Supreme Being,” Which increased political power by using liturgical rites and festivals to gain popularity with the French public. With Napoleon’s rise to power in a coup d'etat in 1799 , the Napoleonic Empire continued the political trend of using religion for power with Napoleon’s alliance with the Catholic Church, which politically validated his claim to power. Despite the existence of three very different and distinct political entities from pre-revolutionary France through the Napoleonic Empire, the French state depended upon religion and its liturgical structures for the consolidation of political power through the use of religious ceremonies and language.
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Text
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Language
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eng
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Rights
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Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/09/2022, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author.
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Department
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History
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Identifier
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his/64
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