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O'Banion, Patrick J., 1975-

The sacrament of penance and religious life in golden age Spain / Patrick J. O'Banion. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2013. - 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations, map

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index.

How to be a counter-reformation confessor -- How to behave in confession -- Regulating the Easter duty -- Confession on crusade -- Confession at the intersections of society -- Confession and the newly converted.

"Explores the role of the sacrament of penance in the religion and society of early modern Spain. Examines how secular and ecclesiastical authorities used confession to defend against heresy and to bring reforms to the Catholic Chiurch"--Provided by publishers.

ISBN: 9780271060453 027106045X 9780271059303 0271059303 0271060468 9780271060460

Source: 22573/ctt4gchw JSTOR

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church--History.--Spain
Catholic Church--Discipline--History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Penance--History--Spain.
Church discipline--History.
Confession--History.
RELIGION--Christian Rituals & Practice--Worship & Liturgy.
RELIGION--Institutions & Organizations.
HISTORY--Spain & Portugal.--Europe

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Spain--Religious life and customs.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BX2260 / .O23 2013eb

Dewey Class. No.: 264/.020860946