Aspiring saints : pretense of holiness, inquisition, and gender in the Republic of Venice, 1618-1750 / Anne Jacobson Schutte.

Author/creator Schutte, Anne Jacobson
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Descriptionxvi, 337 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects
Inquisition--Italy. --Venice.
Visionaries--Italy. --Venice. --History. --17th century.
Holiness--Catholic Church. --History of doctrines. --17th century.
Discernment of spirits--History of doctrines. --17th century.
Women in the Catholic Church--History. --17th century.
Visionaries--Italy. --Venice. --History. --18th century.
Holiness--Catholic Church. --History of doctrines. --18th century.
Discernment of spirits--History of doctrines. --18th century.
Women in the Catholic Church--History. --18th century.

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?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [303]-326) and index.
LCCN 00009314
ISBN0801865484 (alk. paper)