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Punishment and Penance : Two Phases in the History of the Bishop's Tribunal of Novara / Thomas B. Deutscher.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Deutscher, Thomas B., author.
- Series:
- Toronto Italian Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Novara (Italy)--Discipline--History.
- Catholic Church.
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Novara (Italy)--Bishops--Biography.
- Ecclesiastical courts--Italy--Novara--History.
- Ecclesiastical courts.
- Trials (Blasphemy)--Italy--Novara--History.
- Trials (Blasphemy).
- Punishment--Italy--Novara--History.
- Punishment.
- Penance--Italy--Novara--History.
- Penance.
- Novara (Italy)--Church history.
- Novara (Italy).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (230 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 early modern ecclesiastical legal system.Deutscher examines the records of the bishop's tribunal of the northern Italian diocese of Novara during two distinct periods: the ambitious decades following the Council of Trent (1563-1615), and the half-century leading up to the French invasions of 1790s. As the state's power continued to rise during this second time span, the Church was often humbled and the tribunal's activity was much reduced.Enriched by stories drawn from the files, which often allowed the accused to speak in their own voices, Punishment and Penance provides a window into the workings of a tribunal in this period.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-201) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 13. Sep 2017)
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-6941-1
- 1-4426-6052-X
- OCLC:
- 839198497
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