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The Gospel according to Renan : reading, writing, and religion in nineteenth-century France / Robert D. Priest.
Series: Oxford historical monographs: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191795534 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Renan, Ernest, 1823-1892. Vie de Jâesus | Christianity -- Controversial literature -- History and criticism | Christianity -- France -- 19th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198728757DDC classification: 274.4081 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Ernest Renan's 'Life of Jesus' aroused enormous controversy when it was first published due to its claim to be a historically accurate biography of Jesus. This book demonstrates how Renan's work intervened in a remarkable range of debates in 19th-century French cultural life and reconstructs the ways that ordinary French men and women engaged with one of the great religious debates of their age.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ernest Renan's 'Life of Jesus' aroused enormous controversy when it was first published due to its claim to be a historically accurate biography of Jesus. This book demonstrates how Renan's work intervened in a remarkable range of debates in 19th-century French cultural life and reconstructs the ways that ordinary French men and women engaged with one of the great religious debates of their age.
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