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Huguenots in Northern Europe [ Commerce / Religion & Philanthropy ]
… multiculturelle caractérisée par des relations familiales et économiques transnationales. People > Commerce People > Religion & Philanthropy Keywords Calvinism Commerce Discrimination France Huguenots Northern Europe Religion L’image traditionnelle du Huguenot est celle d’un homme profondément attaché aux nouvelles idées religieuses … et subissant une grande violence pour abjurer sa foi. Devant l’impossibilité de vivre dans leur patrie sans renier leur religion, les réformés s’enfuient au prix de grands dangers, tout particulièrement après la révocation de l’édit de …
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Gentleman's Magazine Grubstreet Journal (1731) [ Concepts ]
… of the mind. Fantasticalness in dress, if introduced by a foreign nation, presages the bringing in the politicks and religion of that nation. Political and religious garments nearly resemble the artificial, being as often changed as the …
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Masonic brotherhood [ Rituals & Ceremonies / Associational culture ]
… une fraternité ‘choisie’ […] But though in ancient Times Masons were charg’d in every Country to be of the Religion of that Country or Nation, whatever it was, yet ‘tis now thought more expedient only to oblige them to that Religion in which all Men agree, leaving their particular Opinions to themselves; that is, to be good Men and true, or … une province, en un mot, par un lieu particulier; mais elle doit se répandre par toute la terre habitable qu’une religion sainte éclaire, où la vertu est connue, où la raison est suivie : car un bien universel ne doit pas être …
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Saint Domingue [ Trade / Politics & Society ]
… most popular dance. It lasted many hours and involved people of all ages, even toddlers. Despite the ban on non-Catholic religions, voodoo, which was a religion and a dance, thrived in eighteenth-century Saint Domingue. It involved pleading with various gods to provide … skills. His intelligence and ability to mediate between the management and the enslaved on the plantation in matters of religion (he helped proselytize for the Jesuits before 1763), medicine (he was recognised as talented in administering …
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David Hume [ Philosophy ]
… in 1749, where he wrote An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals , as well as the Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion . From 1751, Hume’s reputation in Scotland made of him a central character in the Scottish Enlightenment. He was …
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Salons [ Associational culture ]
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