Early French Advocates of Religious Freedom
This article presents eight sixteenth-century French politicians who shared the unusual conviction that practice of a dissident religious cult should be permitted, at least in certain circumstances. They are Pierre Du Chastel, Michel de L'Hopital, the anonymous author of an Exhortation aux Prin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1994
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1994, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-51 |
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| Summary: | This article presents eight sixteenth-century French politicians who shared the unusual conviction that practice of a dissident religious cult should be permitted, at least in certain circumstances. They are Pierre Du Chastel, Michel de L'Hopital, the anonymous author of an Exhortation aux Princes, Estienne de La Boetie, Arnaud Du Ferrier, Paul de Foix, Jean de Monluc, and Antoine Loisel. They arrived at their common liberalism by different routes. Some were advocates of religious liberty; others supported the less radical position of tolerance. The former group based permission of dissidence upon a right; the latter saw such permission as merely a concession to expediency. Most of these thinkers are little known, and the article throws new light on the genesis of the famous "tolerance" Edict of January 1562, the first piece of legislation in Europe that permitted nationwide religious dissidence. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2542551 |