Entre la caridad y la convenienciaclero y educación en espacios rurales franceses
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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ISSN: 1699-7778
Year of publication: 2018
Volume: 9
Issue: 36
Type: Article
More publications in: Tiempos modernos: Revista Electrónica de Historia Moderna
Abstract
This article investigates the behaviour of the French clergy when faced with two problems: education of the poorest groups in country areas and their access to writen culture. On the one hand, it considers diocesan norms relating to schools and schoolteachers, especially towards the end of 17th century. On the other, it looks at the generally somewhat negative effets of applying them. The clergy were responsible for education, since the monarchy had delegated this task to them. However, the various layers of the clergy took in ways oscillating between charity and convenience. This explains the limited attention paid to the least well-off classes in rural zones.
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Funders
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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Spain
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