Working in the Vineyard of the Lord : : Jesuit Confraternities in Early Modern Italy /

Working in the Vineyard of the Lord : : Jesuit Confraternities in Early Modern Italy / / Lance Lazar.

By highlighting the intersection of clergy, elites, and outcast groups, Working in the Vineyard of the Lord illuminates the understanding of religious reform, popular devotion, and changing attitudes toward charity in sixteenth and early seventeenth-century Italy. Lance Lazar's work represents...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015
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Lazar, Lance,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©2005
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Preparing the Soil: The First Jesuit Confraternities and Poor Relief in Rome
  • 2. Training the Vine: Reformed Prostitutes and the First Jesuits: The Casa di S. Marta and the Compagnia della Grazia
  • 3. Protecting the Roots: Daughters of Prostitutes and the First Jesuits: The Compagnia delle Vergini Miserabili di S. Caterina della Rosa
  • 4. Grafting New Shoots: Jewish and Muslim Converts and the First Jesuits: The Casa dei Catecumeni and the Arciconfraternita di S. Giuseppe
  • 5. Working in the Vineyard: The First Jesuit Confraternities in Italy: Toward a Geographic and Chronological Survey
  • Abbreviations
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Index

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