Awards

• Winner of Roland H. Bainton Book Prize 1993 (United States)

Overview

This title is the winner of the Roland H. Bainton Prize, Sixteenth Century Society and Conference.Even as the Protestant Reformation became a permanent feature of European culture, a Catholic reformation was under way in Spain. In this acclaimed social history of the Spanish Counter Reformation, Sara Nalle uses the records of local religious courts, parishes, and notarial archives to explore in striking detail how the people and clergy of Cuenca learned to conform to the new standards of modern Catholicism.

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Author:   Sara T. Nalle
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Volume:   110
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780801888540

ISBN 10:   0801888549
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   25 July 2008
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"List of Tables and Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Cuenca on the Eve of the Council of Trent Chapter 1. The Diocese of Cuenca — A Sketch Chapter 2. Mixed Messages: The Pre-Reform in Cuenca, 1482-1518 Chapter 3. Ramírez's Reform Program Part II: The Tridentine Movement in Cuenca, 1545-1600 Chapter 4. The Impetus to Reform, 1545-1566 Chapter 5. Forging a Common Purpose: The Reports from Requena, Ribatajada, and Uclés Chapter 6. ""Seven Hundred Sixty Legions of Devils"": The 1566 Diocesan Synod Chapter 7. The Bishop's Recourse: The Episcopal Curia and the Congregation Chapter 8. Inquisitors into Missionaries: The Holy Office in Cuenca, 1547-1600 Part III: Reform of the Secular Clergy, 1545-1600 Chapter 9. The Structure of the Diocesan Clergy Chapter 10. The Minimum Training of Priests before Trent Chapter 11. The Jesuits in Cuenca Chapter 12. The Conciliar Seminary of San Julián Chapter 13. Universities and the Reform of the Clergy Chapter 14. The Sacerdotal Vocation Chapter 15. The Geography of Reform Part IV: Teaching a Lesson and Learning One Chapter 15: Teaching Doctrine in the Parishes Chapter 16: Schools for Doctrine and Missions Chapter 17: Religious Pamphleteering and Indoctrination Chapter 18: The Lesson Learned Chapter 19: Towards Practicing Catholics Part V: God in La Mancha Chapter 20: Private Devotions Chapter 21: Collective Faith Part VI: Empire of the Dead Chapter 22: Demographic and Economic Trends, 1591-1654 The Search for Protection Alone before God The Country Dead Empire of the Dead Epilogue Appendix Notes Bibliography Index"

Reviews

A persuasive and nuanced account... There is little doubt that this carefully researched work will become one of the standards in the religious history of Spain. American Historical Review Nalle succeeds in truly writing a solid cultural history. She is devoted to an understanding of the material base without being a reductionist, and is able to explore ideas without losing sight of commonalities and realities. Her book blends the best of microhistory with a certain Rankean meticulousness. Sixteenth Century Journal Until the middle of the seventeenth century, when complacency got the better of the good intentions of the 1560s, the Counter-Reformation triumphed in Spain. In this process, Nalle shows in her thorough study, persuasion was more effective than coercion. The Inquisition served as a means of spreading the Tridentine doctrine, and of registering the good results, rather than as an instrument of terror. Times Literary Supplement

A persuasive and nuanced account... There is little doubt that this carefully researched work will become one of the standards in the religious history of Spain. - American Historical Review Until the middle of the seventeenth century, when complacency got the better of the good intentions of the 1560s, the Counter-Reformation triumphed in Spain. In this process, Nalle shows in her thorough study, persuasion was more effective than coercion. The Inquisition served as a means of spreading the Tridentine doctrine, and of registering the good results, rather than as an instrument of terror. - Times Literary Supplement Nalle succeeds in truly writing a solid cultural history. She is devoted to an understanding of the material base without being a reductionist, and is able to explore ideas without losing sight of commonalities and realities. Her book blends the best of microhistory with a certain Rankean meticulousness. - Sixteenth Century Journal

Author Information

Sara T. Nalle is a professor of history at William Paterson University and the author of Mad for God: Bartolome Sanchez, the Secret Messiah of Cardenete.

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