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The first full-scale study of an often-discussed but little understood heresy, the Alumbrados or ''Illuminated Ones'', whose heterodox and sometimes extreme practices of mysticism and piety resulted in their suppression by the Spanish Inquisition.

Table of Contents
List of Maps Acknowledgements Introduction I. Reform and Enthusiasm II. The Piety of the Alumbrados of Toledo III. Tradition and Discussion IV. The First Arrests V. The Alumbrados Between Two Heresies VI. Humanism Attacked VII. The Fear of Novelty VIII. The Alumbrados of Llerena and Seville Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Index

Heresy and Mysticism in SixteenthCentury Spain

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      Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
      Publication Date: 11/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780227679210, 978-0227679210
      ISBN10: 0227679210

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first full-scale study of an often-discussed but little understood heresy, the Alumbrados or ''Illuminated Ones'', whose heterodox and sometimes extreme practices of mysticism and piety resulted in their suppression by the Spanish Inquisition.

      Table of Contents
      List of Maps Acknowledgements Introduction I. Reform and Enthusiasm II. The Piety of the Alumbrados of Toledo III. Tradition and Discussion IV. The First Arrests V. The Alumbrados Between Two Heresies VI. Humanism Attacked VII. The Fear of Novelty VIII. The Alumbrados of Llerena and Seville Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Index

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