Tempting the tempter: Imitatio Christi and the encounters of Quattrocento holy women with the devil
"Tempting the Tempter considers how far fifteenth-century Italian mystics would go to imitate Christ, even in his encounters with the Devil in the desert. This work explores how these women actively pursued encounters with the Devil, and how these private temptations prepared them for a public...
| Summary: | "Tempting the Tempter considers how far fifteenth-century Italian mystics would go to imitate Christ, even in his encounters with the Devil in the desert. This work explores how these women actively pursued encounters with the Devil, and how these private temptations prepared them for a public ministry of miracles, contributed to their perception as living saints, and allowed their biographers to promote them as true imitators of Christ, worthy of sainthood"-- |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2021, under the title: The wilderness experience : Imitatio Christi and the demonic encounters of Italian holy women of the Quattrocento Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004537406 |