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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801879043

ISBN-139780801879043

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Number of Pages344 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameReligious Authority in the Spanish Renaissance

Publication Year2004

SubjectChristian Church / History, Christianity / Catholic, Europe / Spain & Portugal, General, History

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, History

AuthorLu Ann Homza

SeriesThe Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsA penetrating and convincing work of revisionist history. Few scholarly books from the start clearly mark a watershed in the interpretation of history. This one magisterially does., "A penetrating and convincing work of revisionist history. Few scholarly books from the start clearly mark a watershed in the interpretation of history. This one magisterially does."--L. R. N. Ashley, Bibliothéque d'Humanisme et Renaissance, ""Meticulous and engaging scholarship... The challenges [Homza] poses to questions of periodization and categorization should be a model for future studies of the religious, cultural, and intellectual currents of sixteenth-century Europe."", Meticulous and engaging scholarship... The challenges [Homza] poses to questions of periodization and categorization should be a model for future studies of the religious, cultural, and intellectual currents of sixteenth-century Europe., "Religious Authority in the Spanish Renaissance offers a sharp critique, or rather a series of critiques, of the conventional historiography of early modern Spanish religion [and] a series of valuable case studies of Catholic thought and practice... The book is beautifully written, and adds drama, emotion, and even humor to what might otherwise seem arcane ecclesiastical or scholarly disputes." -- Katherine Elliott van Liere, Bulletin of the Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies, "Meticulous and engaging scholarship... The challenges [Homza] poses to questions of periodization and categorization should be a model for future studies of the religious, cultural, and intellectual currents of sixteenth-century Europe."--Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt, Catholic Historical Review, "With clear writing and convincing scholarship, Homza has successfully challenged a long-standing paradigm in Spanish historical studies... Homza has rescued Spanish intellectual history from its paralyzingly rigid past... [and] discovered a dynamic intellectual world where theologians skillfully joined old authorities and new techniques as they groped for answers."--Allyson M. Poska, Journal of Modern History, With clear writing and convincing scholarship, Homza has successfully challenged a long-standing paradigm in Spanish historical studies... Homza has rescued Spanish intellectual history from its paralyzingly rigid past... [and] discovered a dynamic intellectual world where theologians skillfully joined old authorities and new techniques as they groped for answers., Offers a sharp critique, or rather a series of critiques, of the conventional historiography of early modern Spanish religion [and] a series of valuable case studies of Catholic thought and practice... The book is beautifully written, and adds drama, emotion, and even humor to what might otherwise seem arcane ecclesiastical or scholarly disputes., "Offers a sharp critique, or rather a series of critiques, of the conventional historiography of early modern Spanish religion [and] a series of valuable case studies of Catholic thought and practice... The book is beautifully written, and adds drama, emotion, and even humor to what might otherwise seem arcane ecclesiastical or scholarly disputes." -- Bulletin of the Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Series Volume Number118

Dewey Decimal274.6/06

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Note on Translations Introduction Chapter 1. The Trial of Juan de Vegara Chapter 2. Erasmus and the New Testament: The Valladolid Conference of 1527 Chapter 3. A Converso and the Old Testament: The Literal Sense of Scripture Chapter 4. The Construction of the Shepherd Chapter 5. The Formation of the Flock Chapter 6. The Bewitching of the Sheep Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisIn Religious Authority in the Spanish Renaissance , Lu Ann Homza rejects the traditional view of the Spanish Renaissance as a battle of strict opposites in favor of a more nuanced history. Through analyses of Inquisition trials, biblical translations, treatises on witchcraft, and tracts on the episcopate and penance, Homza illuminates the intellectual autonomy and energy of Spain's ecclesiastics, exploring the flexibility and inconsistency in their preferences for humanism or scholasticism, preferences which have long been thought to be steadfast., In Religious Authority in the Spanish Renaissance, Lu Ann Homza rejects the traditional view of the Spanish Renaissance as a battle of strict opposites in favor of a more nuanced history. Through analyses of Inquisition trials, biblical translations, treatises on witchcraft, and tracts on the episcopate and penance, Homza illuminates the intellectual autonomy and energy of Spain's ecclesiastics, exploring the flexibility and inconsistency in their preferences for humanism or scholasticism, preferences which have long been thought to be steadfast., In Religious Authority in the Spanish Renaissance, Lu Ann Homza rejects the traditional view of the Spanish Renaissance as a battle of strict opposites in favor of a more nuanced history. Through analyses of Inquisition trials, biblical translations, treatises on witchcraft, and tracts on the episcopate and penance, Homza illuminates the ......

LC Classification NumberBX1584