Preface: The eagle of empire and the lamb of God -- 1. The last barbarian invasion? -- The motives of French rule in Italy -- The position of the Tridentine Church -- 2. Centre and periphery: The power and limits of a concept -- The periphery: First impressions. From 'nuestras Indias' to 'a thousand Vendees' -- The centre: Saints or soldiers, Catholics or citizens? -- 3. The religion of the rulers -- 4. The religion of the ruled -- Madonnas and miracles -- The lay confraternities -- Liturgical resistance -- 5. The Concordat and the Italian clergy -- The episcopate -- The parish clergy -- The periphery -- The centre -- The regular clergy -- 6. The Roman clergy and the crisis of the Oath -- The Oath and the clergy of the Papal states -- The Roman diaspora -- The failure of the Concordat of Fontainebleau -- The priests, the police and the people -- 7. The war against God -- Borromeo and Bonaparte -- Church and state in the nineteenth century -- A theology for reaction and liberation?
Summary
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 Italia
Notes
Title from e-book title screen (viewed February 11, 2010)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index
