Punishment and penance : two phases in the history of the bishop's tribunal of Novara /

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Punishment and Penance provides the first comprehensive study of an Italian bishop's tribunal in criminal matters, such as violence, forbidden sexual activity, and offenses against the faith. Through numerous case studies, Thomas B. Deutscher investigates the scope and effectiveness of the earl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Deutscher, Thomas Brian, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Catholic Church. > Diocese of Novara (Italy) > Discipline > History.
Catholic Church. > Diocese of Novara (Italy) > Bishops > Biography.
Catholic Church. > Diocese of Novara (Italy)
Ecclesiastical courts > Italy > Novara > History.
Trials (Blasphemy) > Italy > Novara > History.
Punishment > Italy > Novara > History.
Penance > History > Italy > Novara.
Tribunaux ecclésiastiques > Italie > Novare > Histoire.
Procès (Blasphème) > Italie > Novare > Histoire.
Pénitence > Italie > Novare > Histoire.
RELIGION > History.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Bishops
Discipline
Ecclesiastical courts
Penance
Punishment
Trials (Blasphemy)
Novara (Italy) > Church history.
Italy > Novara
Biographies
Church history
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Diocese of Novara and Its Bishops
  • 2 Episcopal Jurisdiction Put to the Test: Rival Ecclesiastical Courts and Confrontation with the State of Milan, 1563-1615
  • 3 The Bishop's Tribunal and the Disciplining of the Clergy, 1563-1615
  • 4 The Bishop's Tribunal and the Laity, 1563-1615
  • 5 Shifting Patterns of Activity: The Bishop's Tribunal, 1745-1799
  • Conclusion: Two Phases of Tribunal Activity
  • Appendices.

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