Church, Censorship and Culture in Early Modern Italy

Klappentext 2001 essay collection on the Italian Church's attempt to control and censor 'knowledge' during the counter-Reformation. Zusammenfassung Drawing upon a wealth of archival material! this 2001 book deals with one of the most controversial subjects in Italian historiography! namely the success or failure of the Church's policy during the counter-Reformation to exert rigorous control not just over theology but over all branches of knowledge. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Gigliola Fragnito; 2. The central and peripheral organisation of censorship Gigliola Fragnito; 3. How to doctor a bibliography: Antonio Possevino's practice Luigi Balsamo; 4. The Roman Inquisition's condemnation of astrology: reasons and consequences Ugo Baldini; 5. Tradition and change in the spiritual literature of the Cinquecento Edoardo Barbieri; 6. A project of 'expurgation' by the Congregation of the Index: treatises on duelling Claudio Donati; 7. The Index, the Holy Office, the condemnation of the Talmud and publication of Clement VIII's Index Fausto Parente; 8. Italian literature on the Index Ugo Rozzo; 9. The censoring of law books Rodolfo Savelli.

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• Authors: Gigliola Fragnito, Gigliola (Universit... Degli Studi Fragnito, Gigliola (Universita Degli Studi Fragnito
• Assisted by: Gigliola Fragnito (Editor), Gigliola (Universit... Degli Studi Fragnito (Editor), Fragnito Gigliola (Editor), Adrian Belton (Translation), Belton Adrian (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521202329
• ISBN: 978-0-521-20232-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture; Cambridge Studies in Italian H; Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; European History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, Christianity, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Christian leaders & leadership, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Religious and spiritual figures, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Mentoring