Tempting the Tempter : Imitatio Christi and the Encounters of Quattrocento Holy Women with the Devil.
Tempting the Tempter considers the extent to which fifteenth-century Italian holy women were willing to go in their efforts to imitate Christ, and how their biographers used their struggles with demonic temptations to promote their causes for sainthood.
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
BRILL,
2023.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Studies in the History of Christian Traditions Series
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | Tempting the Tempter considers the extent to which fifteenth-century Italian holy women were willing to go in their efforts to imitate Christ, and how their biographers used their struggles with demonic temptations to promote their causes for sainthood. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (236 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789004537415 9004537414 |