Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain

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Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain

The description for this book, Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain, will be forthcoming.

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Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain

Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain

by William A. Christian Jr.
Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain

Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain

by William A. Christian Jr.

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The description for this book, Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain, will be forthcoming.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691241906
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 02/08/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 296
File size: 19 MB
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About the Author

William A. Christian, Jr., is an independent scholar who lives in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. He is the author of Person and God in a Spanish Valley and Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain (both Princeton).

Table of Contents

List of Tablesvii
List of Illustrationsix
Acknowledgmentsxi
Chapter 1.Introduction3
Chapter 2.Vows23
A Response to Disaster23
The Vow31
How Saints Were Chosen for Vows33
Mutual Obligations of Saints and Communities55
Effectiveness of Vows59
Graduated Responses to Crises63
"Activity" of Saints66
Chapter 3.Chapels and Shrines70
Chapel Dedications71
Origin Legends75
The Use of Shrines in Crises92
Images Used for Curing93
Shrines, Shrine Keepers, and Fiestas105
Chapter 4.Relics and Indulgences126
Relics126
Indulgences141
Chapter 5.Local Religion: Variations, Alternatives, and Reform147
Local Religion of Cities148
Kingship and Local Religion153
Erasmianism and Reform158
The Survival of Local Religion175
Chapter 6.Christ Enshrined, 1580-1780181
Appendix A.Text of Madrid Vow to Saint Anne and Saint Roch, 1597209
Appendix B.District and Regional Shrines, 1575-1580, New Castile211
Appendix C.Locations and Sources of Relics, 1575-1580217
Sources and Abbreviations223
Notes231
Index265
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