Religion in the Age of Enlightenment
Article Title
Religion and the Politics of Time: Holidays in France from Louis XIV through Napoleon: Book Review
Keywords
Book Review, Religion and Politics, Religion and the Politics of Time
Abstract
As the full title indicates, Religion and the Politics of Time is organized chronologically and presents the evolution of the organization of time in France from the early seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. The style of this historical inquiry is very much reminiscent of Michel Vovelle's or Bernard Plongeron's publications on eighteenth-century revolutionary France, both of which are similarly based on extensive archival research. One of the stated goals of the book is "to reexamine the republican calendar in a long-term framework'' (5). Looking at the history that immediately precedes and follows the creation of the republican calendar allows Shusterman to uncover the connections between politics and the organization of time.
Recommended Citation
Schmid, Muriel
(2014)
"Religion and the Politics of Time: Holidays in France from Louis XIV through Napoleon: Book Review,"
Religion in the Age of Enlightenment: Vol. 4, Article 23.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rae/vol4/iss1/23