03162nam 2200721Ia 450 991081777670332120200520144314.00-8018-7686-9(CKB)111056486617216(OCoLC)70731855(CaPaEBR)ebrary10021636(SSID)ssj0000106603(PQKBManifestationID)11132859(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106603(PQKBWorkID)10108950(PQKB)11183741(MiAaPQ)EBC3318162(Au-PeEL)EBL3318162(CaPaEBR)ebr10021636(OCoLC)923191392(EXLCZ)9911105648661721620000426d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAspiring saints pretense of holiness, Inquisition, and gender in the Republic of Venice, 1618-1750 /Anne Jacobson Schutte1st ed.Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins University Press20011 online resource (354 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8018-6548-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-326) and index.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?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.InquisitionItalyVeniceVisionariesItalyVeniceHistory17th centuryHolinessCatholic ChurchHistory of doctrines17th centuryDiscernment of spiritsHistory of doctrines17th centuryWomen in the Catholic ChurchHistory17th centuryVisionariesItalyVeniceHistory18th centuryHolinessCatholic ChurchHistory of doctrines18th centuryDiscernment of spiritsHistory of doctrines18th centuryWomen in the Catholic ChurchHistory18th centuryInquisitionVisionariesHistoryHolinessCatholic ChurchHistory of doctrinesDiscernment of spiritsHistory of doctrinesWomen in the Catholic ChurchHistoryVisionariesHistoryHolinessCatholic ChurchHistory of doctrinesDiscernment of spiritsHistory of doctrinesWomen in the Catholic ChurchHistory272/.2/094531Schutte Anne Jacobson154162MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817776703321Aspiring Saints703363UNINA