The invencible force of (dis)agreement: Eucharistic defense in "Les epistres" of Gentien Hervet (1499-1584)

Abstract

The letters and discourses published by the theologian and Humanist scholar Gentien Hervet around 1561 demonstrate the relevance of printed culture as a tool for the transmission of ideas. His connections with the Parisian publishing industry allowed him to attack the French Calvinists in a heated textual dispute over the sacred sacrament of the Eucharist, which was a key factor to analyze in the outbreak of continuous violence that undermined harmony in the kingdom.