Title Punishment and penance : two phases in the history of the bishop's tribunal of Novara / Thomas B. Deutscher

Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (pages) Contents Introduction -- 1 The Diocese of Novara and Its Bishops -- 2 Episcopal Jurisdiction Put to the Test: Rival Ecclesiastical Courts and Confrontation with the State of Milan, 1563-1615 -- 3 The Bishop's Tribunal and the Disciplining of the Clergy, 1563-1615 -- 4 The Bishop's Tribunal and the Laity, 1563-1615 -- 5 Shifting Patterns of Activity: The Bishop's Tribunal, 1745-1799 -- Conclusion: Two Phases of Tribunal Activity -- Appendices Summary Punishment and Penance provides the first comprehensive study of an Italian bishop's tribunal in criminal matters, such as violence, forbidden sexual activity, and offenses against the faith. Through numerous case studies, Thomas B. Deutscher investigates the scope and effectiveness of the early modern ecclesiastical legal system.Deutscher examines the records of the bishop's tribunal of the northern Italian diocese of Novara during two distinct periods: the ambitious decades following the Council of Trent (1563-1615), and the half-century leading up to the French invasions of 1790s. As the state's power continued to rise during this second time span, the Church was often humbled and the tribunal's activity was much reduced.Enriched by stories drawn from the files, which often allowed the accused to speak in their own voices, Punishment and Penance provides a window into the workings of a tribunal in this period Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Catholic Church. Diocese of Novara (Italy) -- Discipline -- History Catholic Church. Diocese of Novara (Italy) -- Bishops -- Biography SUBJECT Catholic Church. Diocese of Novara (Italy) fast Subject Ecclesiastical courts -- Italy -- Novara -- History Trials (Blasphemy) -- Italy -- Novara -- History Punishment -- Italy -- Novara -- History Penance -- History -- Italy -- Novara RELIGION -- History. LAW -- Criminal Law -- General. Bishops Discipline Ecclesiastical courts Penance Punishment Trials (Blasphemy) SUBJECT Novara (Italy) -- Church history Subject Italy -- Novara Genre/Form Biographies Church history History Form Electronic book ISBN 144266052X 9781442660526

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