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

Explores Robespierre's vision and the events held across France on this day, which he declared a national day of celebration to inaugurate the state religion of the new French Republic, the Cult of the Supreme Being. It redefines the importance of the Festival in the development of the Revolution.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Towards a new republican morality
2. The national response to Robespierre's proclamation
3. The celebrations in the capital
4. The celebrations outside Paris
5. Financing a national festival
6. Contemporary comments on the Festival
7. After the Festival
Conclusion
Index

About the author

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

Summary

Explores Robespierre's vision and the events held across France on this day, which he declared a national day of celebration to inaugurate the state religion of the new French Republic, the Cult of the Supreme Being. It redefines the importance of the Festival in the development of the Revolution. -- .

Product details

• Authors: JONATHAN SMYTH, Smyth Jonathan
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781526103796
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-0379-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Studies in Modern French History; Studies in Modern French Histo; Studies in Modern French and Francophone History; Studies in Modern French and F
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, HISTORY / Europe / France, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Religion & politics, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Religion and Politics, c 1789 to c 1799 (French Revolutionary period), C 1700 To C 1800, French Revolution, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions