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Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe - From the Waldensians to the French Revolution (Hardcover, New edition)
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Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe - From the Waldensians to the French Revolution (Hardcover, New edition)
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For many generations, Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder plot, the 'Man
in the Iron Mask' and the 'Devils of Loudun' have offered some of
the most compelling images of the early modern period.
Conspiracies, real or imagined, were an essential feature of early
modern life, offering a seemingly rational and convincing
explanation for patterns of political and social behaviour. This
volume examines conspiracies and conspiracy theory from a broad
historical and interdisciplinary perspective, by combining the
theoretical approach of the history of ideas with specific examples
from the period. Each contribution addresses a number of common
themes, such as the popularity of conspiracy theory as a mode of
explanation through a series of original case studies. Individual
chapters examine, for example, why witches, religious minorities
and other groups were perceived in conspiratorial terms, and how
far, if at all, these attitudes were challenged or redefined by the
Enlightenment. Cultural influences on conspiracy theory are also
discussed, particularly in those chapters dealing with the
relationship between literature and politics. As prevailing notions
of royal sovereignty equated open opposition with treason, almost
any political activity had to be clandestine in nature, and
conspiracy theory was central to interpretations of early modern
politics. Factions and cabals abounded in European courts as a
result, and their actions were frequently interpreted in
conspiratorial terms. By the late eighteenth century it seemed as
if this had begun to change, and in Britain in particular the
notion of a 'loyal opposition' had begun to take shape. Yet the
outbreak of the French Revolution was frequently explained in
conspiratorial terms, and subsequently European rulers and their
subjects remained obsessed with conspiracies both real and
imagined. This volume helps us to understand why.
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