Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being: The Search for a Republican Morality

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Jonathan Smyth Maire Cross

Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being

The Search for a Republican Morality

Jonathan Smyth, Maire Cross

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English

Manchester University Press
23 August 2016

European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; French Revolution; Religion & politics

Series: Studies in Modern French and Francophone History

This study examines an important event in the French Revolution and a defining moment in the career of its principal actor, Maximilien Robespierre: the Festival of the Supreme Being. This day of national celebration was held to inaugurate the new state religion, the Cult of the Supreme Being, and while traditionally it has been dismissed as a compulsory political event, this book redefines its importance as a hugely popular national event. Hitherto unused or disregarded source material offers new perspectives on the national reaction to Robespierre's creation of the Festival and of his search for a new republican morality. This is the first ever detailed study in English of this area of French Revolutionary history, and the first in any language since 1988 It will be welcomed by scholars and students of the period. -- .

By: Jonathan Smyth
Series edited by: Maire Cross
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9781526103789
ISBN 10: 1526103788
Series: Studies in Modern French and Francophone History
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 23 August 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Smyth is Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London

Reviews for Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being: The Search for a Republican Morality

'What all this amounts to is an important, deeply researched and thought-provoking book, which shows that the Festival of the Supreme Being needs to be taken seriously.' Mike Rapport, French History, Volume 31, Issue 3 -- .