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L’historiographie italienne et la révolution française

Le problème religieux

Marina Caffiero
p. 139-154

Abstracts

The Religious Problem. The link between politics and religion during the revolutionary phase has played a central role in Italy but has somehow escaped much scrutiny. The article aims at analyzing this relationship following two research options : first, by examining Catholic reactionary reorganisation in the face of revolutionary rupture ; second, by reviewing the construction of a new civic religion and political theology which offers a key to better understanding the discourse and practice of republican political culture. It is here that the sacred nature and legitimacy of secular power acquire a dimension in which the echo of religious tradition still resounds. In the construction of this new civic religion the political usage of ancient Rome is also at play.

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References

Bibliographical reference

Marina Caffiero, “Le problème religieux”Annales historiques de la Révolution française, 334 | 2003, 139-154.

Electronic reference

Marina Caffiero, “Le problème religieux”Annales historiques de la Révolution française [Online], 334 | octobre-décembre 2003, Online since 08 June 2004, connection on 29 March 2024. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/ahrf/865; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/ahrf.865

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Marina Caffiero

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