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020 _z9781107013681
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100 1 _aParigi, Paolo,
_d1973-
245 1 4 _aThe rationalization of miracles
_h[electronic resource] /
_cPaolo Parigi.
260 _aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
300 _a1 online resource (xix, 193 p.) :
_bill., map.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aCanonization
_xHistory.
650 0 _aMiracles
_xHistory of doctrines.
610 2 0 _aCatholic Church
_xDoctrines.
650 0 _aCounter-Reformation.
650 0 _aChurch history
_y16th century.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion.
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650 7 _aRELIGION / Christian Theology / Angelology & Demonology
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aParigi, Paolo, 1973-
_tRationalization of miracles.
_dNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2012
_z9781107013681
_w(DLC) 2011043731
_w(OCoLC)759594274
856 4 0 _3EBSCOhost
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