Rituals of Prosecution : The Roman Inquisition and the Prosecution of Philo-Protestants in Sixteenth-Century Italy / Jane K. Wickersham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wickersham, Jane K., author.

Series:

Toronto Italian studies Rituals of prosecution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inquisition--Italy--History--16th century.

Protestants--Italy--History--16th century.

Prosecution--Italy--History--16th century.

Heresy--Italy--History--16th century.

Trials (Heresy)--Italy--History--16th century.

Civil procedure--Italy--History--16th century.

Courts--Italy--History--16th century.

Italy--Church history--16th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (439 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rituals of Prosecution provides an in-depth examination of the inquisitorial processes of urban residents from humble socio-economic backgrounds, providing new insight into how the prosecution of ordinary people was conducted in the early modern era.

Contents:

1 Philo-Protestantism in Italian Lands: Beliefs and Practices

2 'He may be a patron and receiver of heretics': Adapting the Principles of Prosecution

3 Word and Deed: Indications of Suspicion

4 The Mercy of the Court

5 Confession and Defence: Aggressive Tactics

6 Full Confessions of Faith: Ritual Practice and Intent

7 Mind and Body: The Opportunity for Redemption

Conclusion: The Boundaries of Orthodoxy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-413) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 13. Sep 2017)

ISBN:

1-4426-6596-3

OCLC:

821216826