Editing Camisards (section)

=== "The Camisards' legend" ===
In his book with the title ''La légende des Camisards'', Philippe Joutard, a professor of history, registered the very lively oral tradition about the Camisards which has prevailed to this day in the Cévennes region. He also observed the "attractive power" of this striking period of history where many unrelated episodes have been integrated through the oral tradition. As this oral transmission is mainly done through the families, it often highlights more of their own ancestors who were faithful to their convictions than the heroic leaders of the revolt. In so doing it develops beyond the original religious question to a general attitude of resistance and non-conformity which determines a whole philosophical, political and human culture and way of life.<ref name=Joutard>Philippe Joutard, La légende des Camisards, NRF Gallimard, 1977, p. 355</ref> Philippe Joutard also noted that even the minority of [[Catholics]] living in this Protestant part of the country tend to reconstruct their history in the same way as their former religious opponents.<ref name=Joutard/> The footprint of the Camisards in Cévennes is thus particularly deep and lasting.