Tingle, Elizabeth C.. Purgatory and piety in Brittany, 1480-1720

General notes

Includes bibliographical references (p.[269]-284) and index

Contents

Introduction : intercession for the dead in early modern Brittany -- Setting the scene : the Catholic Church and religious life in early modern Brittany -- Purgatory and the Counter Reformation in France, 1480-1720 -- Strategies for eternity : perpetual foundations for intercession and their evolution over time, 1480-1720 -- The individual alone before God : motives of donors and the functions of perpetual masses -- Collective intercession and mutual assistance before eternity : parish, confraternity and indulgences -- The prayers of priests : chaplains and intercession for the dead