Schutte, Anne Jacobson.

Aspiring saints pretense of holiness, Inquisition, and gender in the Republic of Venice, 1618-1750 / [electronic resource] : Anne Jacobson Schutte. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. - xvi, 337 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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?


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Inquisition--Italy--Venice.
Visionaries--History--Italy--Venice--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--History--Italy--Venice--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.


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