Heresy and mysticism in sixteenth-century Spain : the alumbrados
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Heresy and mysticism in sixteenth-century Spain : the alumbrados
J. Clarke, 1992
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-147) and index
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Description
The first full-scale study of an often-discussed but little understood heresy, the Alumbrados or 'Illuminated Ones', whose heterodox and sometimes extreme practices of mysticism and piety resulted in their suppression by the Spanish Inquisition.
Table of Contents
List of Maps
Acknowledgements
Introduction
I. Reform and Enthusiasm
II. The Piety of the Alumbrados of Toledo
III. Tradition and Discussion
IV. The First Arrests
V. The Alumbrados Between Two Heresies
VI. Humanism Attacked
VII. The Fear of Novelty
VIII. The Alumbrados of Llerena and Seville
Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes
Index
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