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Aspiring saints : pretense of holiness, Inquisition, and gender in the Republic of Venice, 1618-1750 /

Between 1618 and 1750, sixteen people - nine women and seven men - were brought to the attention of the ecclesiastical authorities in Venice because they were reporting visions, revelations, and special privileges from heaven. All were investigated, and most were put on trial by the Holy Office of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schutte, Anne Jacobson
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Twelve true stories?
  • The Roman Inquisition in Venice
  • "Little women" and discernment of spirits
  • From study to courtroom
  • Refashioning "true" holiness
  • Sorceresses, witches, and inquisitors
  • Healers of the soul
  • Healers of the body
  • Rings and other things
  • Time and space
  • Sex and gender
  • Pretense?