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The sacrament of penance and religious life in golden age Spain /

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"Explores the role of the sacrament of penance in the religion and society of early modern Spain. Examines how secular and ecclesiastical authorities used confession to defend against heresy and to bring reforms to the Catholic Chiurch"--Provided by publishers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Banion, Patrick J., 1975-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Confession > History.
Church discipline > History.
Penance > Spain > History.
Catholic Church > Discipline > History.
Catholic Church > Spain > History.
Spain > Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • How to be a counter-reformation confessor
  • How to behave in confession
  • Regulating the Easter duty
  • Confession on crusade
  • Confession at the intersections of society
  • Confession and the newly converted.