Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps ix
4. List of Tables x
5. Preface xi
6. Prologue: The Fire and the Ashes 1
7. Part 1: Foundations 15
8. 1. From Dioceses to Parishes: The Geography of the French Church 17
9. 2. Wealth Into Benefices 37
10. Part 2: Clerical Worlds in Context
11. 3. Clerics And Clergy: The World of the Seculars 61
12. 4. The Monastic Orders: Adjustment and Survival 84
13. 5. From Mendicants to Congregations 105
14. 6. A Silent Revolution:Women as Regulars 129
15. Part 3: A New Clergy?
16. 7. Bishops: Adaptation and Action 155
17. 8. Remaking the Secular Clergy 183
18. 9. The Triumph of the Parish? 208
19. Part 4: Instruments of Religious Change
20. 10. Saints and Shrines 229
21. 11. Sacraments and Sinners 252
22. 12. Religion Taught and Learned 277
23. 13. The Forms and Uses of Spirituality 310
24. Part 5: Movers and Shakers
25. 14. The Many Faces of the Confraternities 339
26. 15. Dévots: The Pious and the Militant 366
27. 16. Jansenists: Dissidents But Also Militants 394
28. Conclusion 425
29. Notes 433
30. Bibliography 465
31. Index 485