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Politics and Religion in Napoleonic Italy: The War Against God, 1801-1814

By Michael Broers

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
041526670X, 9780415266703
LCC
BX1545 .B76 2002
Open Library ID
OL18382541M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
954 kB (976794 bytes)
Pages
256\255
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Politics of Religion in Napoleonic Italy explores the intense cultural conflict created by French rule in Italy at the start of the nineteenth century. Napoleon's desire for cultural conformity struck at the heart of Italian religious life. Yet the reforms imposed by French rule created resentment and resistance across Italy, finally leading to Napoleon's famous quarrel with Pope Pius VII.In this fascinating study, Mike Broers traces the events leading up to the ex-communication of Napoleon and the Pope's arrest and exile from Rome. Using previously neglected French and Italian archival sources, this book reveals how the alliance between Church and people grew in the face of alien, imperial rule. It exposes the vital role this union played in preventing Italy from being totally assimilated into the French empire.

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