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Rituals of prosecution [electronic resource] : the Roman inquisition and the prosecution of philo-Protestants in sixteenth-century Italy / Jane K. Wickersham.

By: Series: Toronto Italian studiesPublication details: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2012 2012)Description: 1 online resource (viii, 430 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442665965
  • 1442665963
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 272/.2094509031 23
LOC classification:
  • BX1723 .W42 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
1 Philo-Protestantism in Italian Lands: Beliefs and Practices -- 2 'He may be a patron and receiver of heretics': Adapting the Principles of Prosecution -- 3 Word and Deed: Indications of Suspicion -- 4 The Mercy of the Court -- 5 Confession and Defence: Aggressive Tactics -- 6 Full Confessions of Faith: Ritual Practice and Intent -- 7 Mind and Body: The Opportunity for Redemption -- Conclusion: The Boundaries of Orthodoxy.
Summary: Rituals of Prosecution provides an in-depth examination of the inquisitorial processes of urban residents from humble socio-economic backgrounds, providing new insight into how the prosecution of ordinary people was conducted in the early modern era.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-413) and index.

1 Philo-Protestantism in Italian Lands: Beliefs and Practices -- 2 'He may be a patron and receiver of heretics': Adapting the Principles of Prosecution -- 3 Word and Deed: Indications of Suspicion -- 4 The Mercy of the Court -- 5 Confession and Defence: Aggressive Tactics -- 6 Full Confessions of Faith: Ritual Practice and Intent -- 7 Mind and Body: The Opportunity for Redemption -- Conclusion: The Boundaries of Orthodoxy.

Rituals of Prosecution provides an in-depth examination of the inquisitorial processes of urban residents from humble socio-economic backgrounds, providing new insight into how the prosecution of ordinary people was conducted in the early modern era.

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