Tempting the Tempter: Imitatio Christi and the Encounters of Quattrocento Holy Women with the Devil - Couverture rigide

Huesman, Amy

 
9789004537408: Tempting the Tempter: Imitatio Christi and the Encounters of Quattrocento Holy Women with the Devil
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ISBN 10 : 9004537406 ISBN 13 : 9789004537408
Editeur : Brill, 2023

Synopsis

Tempting the Tempter considers how far fifteenth-century Italian mystics would go to imitate Christ, even in his encounters with the Devil in the desert. Elena of Udine, Caterina of Bologna, and Colomba of Rieti created their own desert experience through their austere devotional practices, and they suffered and overcame temptations from the Devil. This work explores how these women actively pursued encounters with the Devil, and how these private temptations prepared them for a public ministry of miracles, contributed to their perception as living saints, and allowed their biographers to promote them as true imitators of Christ, worthy of sainthood.

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À propos de l?auteur

Amy R. Huesman, Ph.D. (2021), is an independent scholar living in Hanover, Virginia. Her research focuses on religious culture in late medieval Europe, Italian society in the fifteenth century, and Church history from the Fourth Lateran Council to the Reformation.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004537406
ISBN 13 
9789004537408
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
236
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Personne responsable
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