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1 online resource (xix, 193 pages) : illustrations, map |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"During the Counter-Reformation in southern Europe, Catholic Church officials developed rules to legitimize miracles performed by candidates to sainthood. The Rationalization of Miracles uncovers a tacit understanding between central religious officials and local religious activists. Each group had a vested interest in declaring miracles: Catholic Church leaders sought legitimacy in the wake of the crisis of faith created by the Protestant Schism and religious acolytes needed Church approval to secure a flow of resources to their movements. The Church, Ŵs new procedure of deeming miracles, źtrue, Ź when there were witnesses of different statuses and the acts occurred in the presence of a candidate, Ŵs acolyte served the needs of both parties. And by developing rules and procedures for evaluating miracles, the Church rationalized the magic at the root of the miracles, thereby propelling the institution out of a period of institutional, political, and social uncertainty and forming the basis of modern sainthood"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover ; The Rationalization of Miracles; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Terms: Latin and Other Foreign Languages; Preface; What Is This Book About?; Introduction; A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL EXCHANGE; A NEW INSTITUTIONAL FIELD; DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY; A NONCONTENTIOUS MOVEMENT; RULES FOR EXCHANGE; THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK; 1 The Congregatio Sacrorum Rituum; RESEARCH ON MIRACLES; SAINTHOOD BEFORE THE CONGREGATIO; THE CONGREGATIO SACRORUM RITUUM; The Paths to Sainthood; The Congregatio's Classification of Miracles. |
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STRUCTURE OF THE EVIDENCE EXTRACTED FROM THE CONGREGATIO'S RECORDS2 The Living Saint; EVIDENCE FROM THE CANONIZATION TRIALS; The Sample of Candidates in Their Contexts; The Witnesses and Recipients of Miracles; MIRACLES AS MOBILIZING EVENTS; Miracles as a Tool for Reducing Uncertainty; MIRACLES; The Structural Role of Miracles; THE LIVING SAINT; Social Structure of Acolytes; 3 The Acolytes; THE FAMA SANCTITATIS -- WHAT IS IT?; The Social Structure of the Fama; ACOLYTES AND THE RITUAL HEALING; Evidence of Acolytes' Activity; Relics; PUBLIC WORSHIP; Private Worship; Brands of Activism. |
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TYPES OF FAMAPostponing Routinization; A God with Many Faces; 4 The Devil's Advocate and the Doctor; DOCTORS AS ACOLYTES; The Mobilization of Medicine; The Inclusion of Medicine in the Canonization Procedures; The Evolution of Medical Advice; THE PROMOTORE FIDEI; A False Miracle; 5 Manufacturing True Miracles; THE PROCESS OF ENCODING; True Miracles; Regulating Activism: From a Dyadic Relationship to the Coordination of Relationships; Modern Sainthood; THE BISHOPS AND THE BLESSED: A SHARED GOVERNING STRUCTURE; NEW RULES; THE EFFECTS OF THE REFORMS ON THE CASES. |
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The New Governing Structure: Controlling Trials to Assert the Church's AuthorityA MACROLEVEL PERSPECTIVE; Conclusion; THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN SAINTHOOD: A STRUCTURAL ARGUMENT; TRUE MIRACLES; A SOCIAL FACT; Appendix A: Primary Sources; Appendix B: Sample-Building Procedures; Appendix C: Statistical Modeling; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
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Catholic Church. |
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Canonization -- History.
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Canonization. |
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History. |
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Miracles -- History of doctrines.
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Miracles -- History of doctrines. |
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Miracles. |
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Counter-Reformation.
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Counter-Reformation. |
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Church history -- 16th century.
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Church history. |
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16th century |
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1500-1599 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Parigi, Paolo, 1973- Rationalization of miracles. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107013681 (DLC) 2011043731 (OCoLC)759594274 |
| ISBN |
9781139423915 (electronic book) |
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1139423916 (electronic book) |
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9781107013681 |
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1107013682 |
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