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The body or the soul? : religion and culture in a Quebec parish, St-Joseph-de-Beauce, 1736-1901

Abbott, Frank Albert 1950- (author.).

Summary: How a Quebec community fashioned a resilient balance between freedom and faith out of their culture and their Catholicism.

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ISBN: 0773547118
ISBN: 9780773547117
ISBN: 0773599177
ISBN: 9780773599178
ISBN: 0773599169
ISBN: 9780773599161
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1 Habitants and Religion in Nineteenth- Century Québec -- 2 Development and Transformation: St- Joseph- de- Beauce, 1736-1901 -- 3 Render unto God: Buildings and Belief -- 4 Ministering to a Rural Parish: The Curés of St- Joseph, 1761-1901 -- 5 "Holy Water and Candles": Catholicism in St- Joseph -- 6 Beliefs, Superstitions, and Popular Spirituality -- 7 Holy Water versus Fire Water: Habitant Sociability and the Curés -- 8 Sociability and Sexuality: "On danse pour le plaisir de danser" -- Conclusion: The Body and the Soul -- Appendix.