Saints and signs : a semiotic reading of conversion in early modern Catholicism / Massimo Leone.

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Leone, Massimo, 1975-

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TextSeries: Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ; 48.Publication details: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 652 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9783110229523
3110229528
311022951X
9783110229516

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Saints and signs.DDC classification:

282.09/03 22

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BX4655.3 .L46 2010eb

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11.54
BO 5530

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Contents:

Frontmatter; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Ignatius of Loyola as a sign: religious conversion between divine grace and human will; 3. Philip Neri as a sign: religious conversion between internal and external missions; 4. Francis Xavier as a sign: conversion between sameness and otherness; 5. Therese of Avila as a sign: religious conversion between the cloister and the world; 6. Conclusions; Backmatter.

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Summary: Catholic saints are also signs. Through the saints, the Catholic Church communicates certain models of spirituality. After the Reformation, saints became the media through which the Catholic Church represented and promoted a renewal of the Catholic faith in Europe and in its colonies. Saints and Signs analyzes hagiographies, paintings, and other texts representing the sanctity of Ignatius of Loyola, Philip Neri, Francis Xavier, and Therese of Avila, in order to answer the following question: How did these words and images influence the Catholic spirituality at the beginning of modernity?

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Catholic saints are also signs. Through the saints, the Catholic Church communicates certain models of spirituality. After the Reformation, saints became the media through which the Catholic Church represented and promoted a renewal of the Catholic faith in Europe and in its colonies. Saints and Signs analyzes hagiographies, paintings, and other texts representing the sanctity of Ignatius of Loyola, Philip Neri, Francis Xavier, and Therese of Avila, in order to answer the following question: How did these words and images influence the Catholic spirituality at the beginning of modernity?

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