Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. List of Tables ix
4. List of Illustrations x
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. I. The Diocese of Gap in the Eighteenth Century 9
8. PART ONE A Career in the Clergy
9. II. Entry into the Clergy 41
10. III. The Education of the Parish Priest 72
11. IV. Career Patterns and the Benefice System 96
12. V. Economic Situation of the Parish Priest 118
13. PART TWO. Priest and Parish
14. VI. The Cures in Society: A Local Elite 151
15. VII. Patterns of Community Rivalry 170
16. VIII. Patterns of Religious Rivalry 194
17. PART THREE. The Revolt of the Parish Priests
18. IX. Politicization of the Parish Clergy 225
19. X. The Pre-Revolution in Dauphine 249
20. XI. The Civil Constitution and the Oath of 1791 269
21. XII. De-Christianization and the end of an era: An Epilogue 287
22. Sources and Bibliography 307
23. Index 333