Law, medicine, and engineering in the cult of the saints in counter-Reformation Rome :: the hagiographical works of Antonio Gallonio, 1556-1605 /

This book shows how the sixteenth-century priest Antonio Gallonio engaged with law, medicine and engineering, to draw attention to saintly virtues. It exposes the tensions between a theocratic clergy and the self-assertion of secular professionals in the Italian Counter-Reformation.

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
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Veröffentlicht: Boston : Brill, 2014.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; volume 178.
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Zusammenfassung:This book shows how the sixteenth-century priest Antonio Gallonio engaged with law, medicine and engineering, to draw attention to saintly virtues. It exposes the tensions between a theocratic clergy and the self-assertion of secular professionals in the Italian Counter-Reformation.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004265141
9004265147
ISSN:1573-4188 ;

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