Religion, Revolution, and the Dangers of Demagogues

The Basel "Troubles" (Wirren) and the Politics of Protestantism, 1830-1833

Bibliographic Data

ID3328464
AuthorsZachary Purvis (corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume88
Issue2
Pages409-439
Publication date2019-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChurch History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0009640719001173
OpenAlexW2965516894
LanguageEN
References cited29

In 1833, the Swiss city-republic of Basel separated into two distinct cantons. During the three-year period known as the "Troubles" (Wirren), landowners in the countryside, inspired by the French July Revolution of 1830, rebelled against the city government. The roots of the division, however, run deeper in Basel's religious and theological culture and also reflect the outgrowth of the German Confederation's "persecution of demagogues." This article examines these neglected aspects of the cantonal division, showing the importance of Christianity, and the complex politics of Protestantism, in Europe's revolutionary century

Archaeology · Economic history · Evangelism · German · Persecution · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Sociology · European Political History Analysis · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies

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