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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schutte, Anne Jacobson.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inquisition--Italy--Venice.

Inquisition.

Visionaries--Italy--Venice--History--17th century.

Visionaries.

Holiness--Catholic Church--History of doctrines--17th century.

Holiness.

Discernment of spirits--History of doctrines--17th century.

Discernment of spirits.

Women in the Catholic Church--History--17th century.

Women in the Catholic Church.

Visionaries--Italy--Venice--History--18th century.

Holiness--Catholic Church--History of doctrines--18th century.

Discernment of spirits--History of doctrines--18th century.

Women in the Catholic Church--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Placing the events in a context larger than just the inquisitorial process, Aspiring Saints sheds new light on the history of religion, the dynamics of gender relations, and the ambiguous boundary between sincerity and pretense in early modern Italy.

Contents:

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?

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-326) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-7686-9

OCLC:

70731855