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York Medieval Press Inquisition and Knowledge, 1200-1700
Book SynopsisEssays considering how information could be used and abused in the service of heresy and inquisition. The collection, curation, and manipulation of knowledge were fundamental to the operation of inquisition. Its coercive power rested on its ability to control information and to produce authoritative discourses from it - a fact not lost on contemporaries, or on later commentators. Understanding that relationship between inquisition and knowledge has been one of the principal drivers of its long historiography. Inquisitors and their historians have always been preoccupied with the process by which information was gathered and recirculated as knowledge. The tenor of that question has changed over time, but we are still asking how knowledge was made and handed down - to them and to us - and how their sense of what was interesting or useful affected their selection. This volume approaches the theme by looking at heresy and inquisition in the Middle Ages, and also at how they were seen in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The contributors consider a wide range of medieval texts, including papal bulls, sermons, polemical treatises and records of interrogations, both increasing our knowledge of medieval heresy and inquisition, and at the same time delineating the twisting of knowledge. This polarity continues in the early modern period, when scholars appeared to advance learning by hunting for medieval manuscripts and publishing them, or ensuring their preservation through copying them; but at the same time, as some of the chapters here show, these were proof texts in the service of Catholic or Protestant polemic. As a whole, the collection provides a clear view of - and invites readers' reflection on - the shading of truth and untruth in medieval and early modern "knowledge" of heresy and inquisition. Contributors: Jessalynn Lea Bird, Harald Bollbuck, Irene Bueno, Jörg Feuchter, Richard Kieckhefer, Pawel Kras, Adam Poznanski, Luc Racaut, Alessandro Sala, Shelagh Sneddon, Michaela Valente, Reima VälimäkiTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Peter Biller and L. J. Sackville Part I: Medieval 1. Inquisitorial identity and authority in thirteenth-century exegesis and sermons; Jean Halgrin d'Abbeville, Jacques de Vitry and Humbert of Romans Jessalynn Lea Bird 2. Shaping the image of the heretics: The narratio in Gregory IX's letters Alessandro Sala 3. Nepos of Montauban, assistant to inquisition and defender of the accused Jörg Feuchter 4. The hunt for the Heresy of the Free Spirit: the 1332 enquiry into the 'Cowled Nuns' of Swidnica Pawel Kras 5. Late medieval heresiography and the categorisation of Eastern Christianity Irene Bueno 6. The portrayal of the Waldensian Brethren in the De vita et conversacione (c. 1391-3) Appendix: De vita et conversacione: edition and translation of the Weimar Ms Reima Välimäki 7. Means of persuasion in medieval anti-heretical texts: the case of Petrus Zwicker's Cum dormirent homines Adam Poznanski 8. Constructing narratives of witchcraft Richard Kieckhefer Part II: Early Modern 9. 'Ut ex vetustis membranis cognosco': Matthias Flacius Illyricus and his use of inquisition registers and manuals Harald Bollbuck 10. The 'Cathars as Protestant' myth and the formation of heterodox identity in the French Wars of Religion Luc Racaut 11. The seventeenth-century introductions to medieval inquisition records in Bibliothèque nationale de France, Collection Doat Mss 21-26 Shelagh Sneddon 12. History in the Dominican Convent in Toulouse in 1666 and 1668: Antonin Réginald and Jean de Doat Appendix: Antonin Réginald, Chronicon inquisitorum, edition and translation of excerpts, 1240-1340 Peter Biller 13. The Roman Inquisition: between reality and myth Michaela Valente
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York Medieval Press The Beguines of Medieval Świdnica: The
Book SynopsisDocuments recording the interrogation of sixteen women and the nature of their unusual spiritual practices, now available in a full edition and, for the first time, a full English translation. In September 1332, in the town of Świdnica, an important economic and communication centre of what was then Silesia, a group of sixteen women stood before the Dominican inquisitor, John of Schwenkenfeld, to testify about the local community of beguines, who called themselves the Hooded Sisters or the Daughters of Odelindis. We are fortunate that the original records of this heresy interrogation have survived, preserved as a notarial instrument drawn up shortly afterwards, eventually transferred to the Papal Curia, and now kept in the Vatican Library. The documents provide unique insights into the everyday life and spirituality of this group of lay women, as they attempted to adopt the ideals of vita apostolica. They lived in the strict poverty they thought necessary for spiritual perfection, and took part in austere ascetic practices, including regular flagellation and a strict diet regime, aiming to mortify sinful flesh and help them achieve mystical union with God. Using this evidence, the authors of this book piece together a sense of who these interrogated beguines were and the nature of their spiritual practices. Were they pious illiterates, or self-trained theologians, keenly interested in debates around the doctrine of such intellectuals as Master Eckhart, John Duns Scotus and Thomas Aquinas? The book also addresses the nature of their interrogation and the conduct of Friar John of Schwenkenfeld. And it contains a full edition and, for the first time, a full English translation of the documents themselves.Table of ContentsForeword by Robert E. Lerner Part One: Historical Studies Preface 1. The Rise of the Beguines 2. The Council of Vienne and the Persecution of Beguines 3. John of Schwenkenfeld O.P. and the Interrogations of Świdnica Beguines 4. The Daughters of Odelindis: Identity and Religious Practice 5. A Dominican Inquisitor and Theological Controversies of His Times 6. Conclusions Part Two: Latin Edition and English Translation of the 1332 Protocol Description of the Manuscripts Criticial Study Editorial Principles Examinatio testium in causa Capuciatarum monialium in Swydnicz Examination of Witnesses in the Case of the Hooded Sisters at Świdnica The Swesteren of Odelind of Piritz and Cologne and their European Context Letha Böhringer Bibliography Index
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Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd Faiths Lost and Found: Understanding Apostasy
Book SynopsisIn Faiths Lost and Found ten people tell the story of their personal, often traumatic, experiences of apostasy. Each person left one iteration of Christianity, found themselves ostracised by the community they left, and found a new spiritual home. Editors Martyn Percy and Charles Foster introduce these stories and conclude with personal, theological and spiritual reflections. They examine the social, psychological and theological dynamics of apostasy. What makes someone renounce one faith tradition and embrace another? Why does the subsequent ostracism by the community they have left often seem so harsh? The book ends with suggested questions and other points for reflection in a Study Guide for groups or individuals.
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Black Templar Handbook
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Lcfns Biblia Satanae: Traditional Satanic Bible
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VALENCIA HEREJE
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Brill Investigations into Magic, an Edition and
Book SynopsisMartín Del Río (1551-1608) was a remarkably learned Jesuit scholar. His prolific output includes six volumes of Investigations into Magic which sought to be the last word on magic, witchcraft, and allied subjects such as divination and superstition, and a detailed manual of advice for judges and confessors engaged in combatting what was seen at the time as a dangerous threat to the spiritual life of humanity in this world and the next. First published in 1599-1600, Investigations was heralded as a major contribution to the armoury of the Counter-Reformation, and went through several editions, the last appearing in 1747.Table of ContentsIntroduction Note on the Latin Text Defence or Apologia Book 1: On Magic in General, and on Natural Magic and Artificial Magic in Particular 1 Superstition and Its [various] types 2 Magic, Its Types and the Different Words for ‘Magician’ 3 Natural Magic, or the Magic Which Relates to the Created Universe 4 Instrumental Magic 5 To Which Type of Magic Should One Assign the Technique of Making Gold, Known as ‘Alchemy’? Bibliography Index
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Independently Published Anunnaki: Reptilianos na História da Humanidade
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Independently Published Sorrow of the Godmakers: Magic, Mystery, and the
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