Popular French religion centered on saintete, not the learned concept of the sacred

Evidence

In France, for example, the word sacré was not part of the language of ordinary Christian life in the Middle Ages and in early modern times. — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 142 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: The French word for sacred was absent from ordinary medieval Christian speech — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 142

Broader Connections