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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gigliola Fragnito, Gigliola (Universit... Degli Studi Fragnito, Gigliola (Universita Degli Studi Fragnito
• Con la collaborazione di: Gigliola Fragnito (Editore), Gigliola (Universit... Degli Studi Fragnito (Editore), Fragnito Gigliola (Editore), Adrian Belton (Traduzione), Belton Adrian (Traduzione)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521202329
• ISBN: 978-0-521-20232-9
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture; Cambridge Studies in Italian H; Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; 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