The Devotion and Promotion of Stigmatics in Europe, C. 1800-1950 : Between Saints and Celebrities

The Devotion and Promotion of Stigmatics in Europe, C. 1800-1950 Between Saints and Celebrities

In the nineteenth century a new type of mystic emerged in Catholic Europe. While cases of stigmatisation had been reported since the thirteenth century, this era witnessed the development of the 'stigmatic': young women who attracted widespread interest thanks to the appearance of physical...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Van Osselaer, Tine, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV [2021]
Edición:First edition
Colección:Numen numerus ; Volume 167.
Materias:
Fame > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Stigmatics > Europe > Public opinion.
Stigmatization > Social aspects > Europe.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009605749306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Stigmatics
  • Tine Van Osselaer, Leonardo Rossi and Kristof Smeyers,
  • in collaboration with Andrea Graus
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Tracing Stigmata
  • 3 The Invention of "Stigmatics"
  • 4 Building Blocks
  • 2 Saints and Celebrities
  • Tine Van Osselaer
  • 1 Saints in the Spotlight
  • 2 The Scale of Fame: Transnational and Comparative Approach
  • 3 Religious Celebrities
  • 4 An Interactive Approach
  • 3 On Stigmata, Suffering and Sanctity
  • Tine Van Osselaer
  • 1 Theodor Nolde's Visit
  • 2 The "Spectacle" of the Holy Wounds
  • 3 The Meaning of Suffering
  • 4 The Effect of Suffering on the Visitors
  • 4 Visiting Stigmatics and Their Promotion from the Ground Up The Devotees, the Unofficial Movements and the Episcopate in France
  • Andrea Graus
  • 1 French Stigmatics and Visitors' Expectations
  • 2 Inside the Fridays of Passion
  • 3 The Diocesan Response to the Visits
  • 4 The Visitors' Unofficial Movements
  • 5 Conclusions
  • 5 Selling Sensation, Creating Sanctity The Visual and Material Culture of "Stigmatics"
  • Tine Van Osselaer
  • 1 In the Public Eye
  • 2 Commerce and Devotion
  • 3 Capturing Corporeal Mysticism
  • 4 Creativity after Death
  • 5 Conclusions
  • 6 Stigmatics, Politics and the Law On Fake Stigmata and "Self-styled" Sanctity in Spain and France
  • Andrea Graus
  • 1 Stigmatics and Political Symbolism
  • 2 Sor Patrocinio, Rosette Tamisier and the "Two Spains/Frances"
  • 3 The Law and the Public Debunking of Stigmatics
  • 4 Fake Stigmata and Self-styled Sanctity in the Anticlerical Press
  • 5 Conclusions
  • 7 Stigmatized Blood in the Vatican Courts Religious Response and Strategy
  • Leonardo Rossi
  • 1 Introduction: An Ambiguous Relationship
  • 2 The Vatican Perspective
  • 3 Examining Stigmatics
  • 4 Conclusions
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Tine Van Osselaer
  • 1 A Visible Type
  • 2 New Types and the Scale of Their Circulation
  • 3 Suggestions for Further Research
  • Bibliography
  • Biographical Dictionary of Stigmatics
  • Index.

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