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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511755703321

Autore

Hunt John M (Assistant Professor of History)

Titolo

The vacant see in the early modern Rome : a social history of the Papal interregnum / / by John M. Hunt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-31378-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Collana

Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions, , 1573-4188 ; ; Volume 200

Disciplina

262/.1309031

Soggetti

Papacy - History - 1566-1799

Vacancy of the Holy See

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Papal Hydra: The Politics of the Vacant See -- 2 The Pope is Dead! Rumor and Ritual in the Vacant See -- 3 Fear and Loathing in the Vacant See -- 4 Violence and Vengeance in the Vacant See -- 5 Protesting the Papal Prince -- 6 The Conclave and the People of Rome -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Vacant See in Early Modern Rome John M. Hunt offers a social history of the papal interregnum from 1559 to 1655. The study concentrates on the Roman people’s relationship with their sacred ruler. Using criminal sources from the Archivio di Stato di Roma and Vatican sources, Hunt emphasizes the violent and tumultuous nature of the lapse in papal authority that followed the pope’s death. The vacant see was a time in which Romans of modest social backgrounds claimed unprecedented power. From personal acts of revenge to collective protests staged at the Capitol Hill and citywide discussions of the papal election the vacant see provided Romans with a unique opportunity for political involvement in an age of omnipresent hierarchy.