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Cunegonde's Kidnapping: A Story of Religious Conflict in the Age of Enlightenment

by Benjamin J. Kaplan
Cunegonde's Kidnapping: A Story of Religious Conflict in the Age of Enlightenment

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In a remote village on the Dutch-German border, a young Catholic woman named Cunegonde tries to kidnap a baby to prevent it from being baptized in a Protestant church. When she is arrested, fellow Catholics stage an armed raid to free her from detention. These dramatic events of 1762 triggered a cycle of violence, starting a kind of religious war in the village and its surrounding region. Contradicting our current understanding, this war erupted at the height of the Age of Enlightenment, famous for its religious toleration.

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Cunegondeandrsquo;s Kidnappingand#160;tells in vivid detail the story of this hitherto unknown conflict. Drawing characters, scenes, and dialogue straight from a body of exceptional primary sources, it is the first microhistorical study of religious conflict and toleration in early modern Europe. In it, award-winning historian Benjamin J. Kaplan explores the dilemmas of interfaith marriage and the special character of religious life in a borderland, where religious dissenters enjoy unique freedoms. He also challenges assumptions about the impact of Enlightenment thought and suggests that, on a popular level, some parts of eighteenth-century Europe may not have witnessed a andldquo;rise of toleration.andrdquo;

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"Benjamin Kaplan writes marvelously well and his lively and revealing study should be another prize-winner and a book that reaches many readers."and#8212;Natalie Zemon Davis,and#160;author ofand#160;Women on the Margins

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andquot;In this illuminating book, Benjamin Kaplan not only tells a terrific story but expertly leads us through the intricacies of early modern religious-mixing and border-crossing. andnbsp;His particular rich and evocative account goes far toward reshaping the bigger image of a religiously enlightened Europe.andquot;andmdash;Craig Harline, author of Conversions: Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America

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andldquo;In this compelling microhistory, Benjamin Kaplan shows that religious intolerance was by no means dead during the supposedly Enlightened century.andnbsp; Based on a huge cache of judicial sources, this book paints a lively portrait of a small community enmeshed within its geographical and historical context. Readers will be drawn into a drama involving real people, thoughtfully portrayed.andrdquo;andmdash;H. C. Erik Midelfort, University of Virginia

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andquot;Ben Kaplan treats us here to a fascinating thriller in which the reader is invited to participate in the jury. This exciting story at the interface of law, theology, geography, and anthropology is both a Whoandrsquo;s done what? and a deep-layered study of religious diversity and strife in the so-called age of enlightenment and toleration.andquot;andmdash;Bas de Gaay Fortman, Utrecht University

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andquot;This is more than an engrossing and beautifully written microhistory: it is also one of the most revealing windows into the complexities of faith in the early modern era that one could hope to find. andnbsp;If God is in the details, then this book deserves to be called divine. Benjamin Kaplan makes a major contribution once again to our understanding of the arduous twisting path that Western culture traversed before it embraced religious tolerance.andquot;andmdash;Carlos Eire, Yale University

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andlsquo;He has produced a book that is not only an incomparable guide to life on this particular frontier, but a model of what micro-history can be.andrsquo;andmdash;Alec Ryrie, THEs.

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andldquo;A surprising and comprehensive history of an isolated event . . . that throws light on the progress of the Enlightenment or lack thereof, and on human nature itself. . . . [An] absorbing story.andrdquo;andmdash;Rob Hardy, Dispatch (Columbus, Mississippi)

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How a popular religious war erupted on the Dutch-German border, despite the ideals of religious tolerance proclaimed by the Enlightenment
In a remote village on the Dutch-German border, a young Catholic woman named Cunegonde tries to kidnap a baby to prevent it from being baptized in a Protestant church. When she is arrested, fellow Catholics stage an armed raid to free her from detention. These dramatic events of 1762 triggered a cycle of violence, starting a kind of religious war in the village and its surrounding region. Contradicting our current understanding, this war erupted at the height of the Age of Enlightenment, famous for its religious toleration.
Cunegonde s Kidnappingtells in vivid detail the story of this hitherto unknown conflict. Drawing characters, scenes, and dialogue straight from a body of exceptional primary sources, it is the first microhistorical study of religious conflict and toleration in early modern Europe. In it, award-winning historian Benjamin J. Kaplan explores the dilemmas of interfaith marriage and the special character of religious life in a borderland, where religious dissenters enjoy unique freedoms. He also challenges assumptions about the impact of Enlightenment thought and suggests that, on a popular level, some parts of eighteenth-century Europe may not have witnessed a rise of toleration. "

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How a popular religious war erupted on the Dutch-German border, despite the ideals of religious tolerance proclaimed by the Enlightenment

About the Author

Benjamin J. Kaplan holds the chair in Dutch history at University College London. He is the author of several prize-winning books, including Divided by Faith: Religious Conflict and the Practice of Toleration in Early Modern Europe. He lives in London.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780300187366
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
10/01/2014
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Series info:
Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History (Hardcover)
Language:
English
Pages:
312
Height:
1.13IN
Width:
5.77IN
Thickness:
1.25
LCCN:
2014942535
Author:
Benjamin J Kaplan
Author:
Benjamin J. Kaplan
Subject:
World History-European History General
Subject:
World History-1650 to Present

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