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Aspiring saints : pretense of holiness, inquisition, and gender in the Republic of Venice, 1618-1750

Title
Aspiring saints : pretense of holiness, inquisition, and gender in the Republic of Venice, 1618-1750 / Anne Jacobson Schutte.
ISBN
0801865484 (alk. paper)
Published
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Physical Description
xvi, 337 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-326) and index.
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
Gender and sex
Pretense?
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