Inventing the Sacred Imposture, Inquisition, and the Boundaries of the Supernatural in Golden Age Spain |
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| Author:
| Keitt, Andrew |
| Series title: | The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-14581-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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"Inventing the Sacred" analyzes the Spanish Inquisition's campaign to ferret out "false saints and scandalous impostors" whose claims of divinely inspired visions and revelations threatened the Catholic church's efforts to monopolize access to the supernatural.
"Inventing the Sacred" analyzes the Spanish Inquisition's campaign to ferret out "false saints and scandalous impostors" whose claims of divinely inspired visions and revelations threatened the Catholic church's efforts to monopolize access to the supernatural.