The devotion and promotion of stigmatics in Europe, c. 1800-1950 between saints and celebrities Osselaer, Tine van creator author. Graus, Andrea author. Rossi, Leonardo 1989- author. Smeyers, Kristof 1988- author. JSTOR (Organization) text bibliography Electronic books. History. ne 2021 monographic eng remote 1 online resource "In the nineteenth century a new type of mystic emerged in Catholic Europe. While cases of stigmatisation had been reported since the thirteenth century, this era witnessed the development of the 'stigmatic': young women who attracted widespread interest thanks to the appearance of physical stigmata. To understand the popularity of these stigmatics we need to regard them as the 'saints' and religious 'celebrities' of their time. With their 'miraculous' bodies, they fit contemporary popular ideas (if not necessarily those of the Church) of what sanctity was. As knowledge about them spread via modern media and their fame became marketable, they developed into religious 'celebrities'"-- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- 1 Stigmatics -- Tine Van Osselaer, Leonardo Rossi and Kristof Smeyers, -- in collaboration with Andrea Graus -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Tracing Stigmata -- 3 The Invention of "Stigmatics" -- 4 Building Blocks -- 2 Saints and Celebrities -- Tine Van Osselaer -- 1 Saints in the Spotlight -- 2 The Scale of Fame: Transnational and Comparative Approach -- 3 Religious Celebrities -- 4 An Interactive Approach -- 3 On Stigmata, Suffering and Sanctity -- Tine Van Osselaer -- 1 Theodor Nolde's Visit -- 2 The "Spectacle" of the Holy Wounds -- 3 The Meaning of Suffering -- 4 The Effect of Suffering on the Visitors -- 4 Visiting Stigmatics and Their Promotion from the Ground Up The Devotees, the Unofficial Movements and the Episcopate in France -- Andrea Graus -- 1 French Stigmatics and Visitors' Expectations -- 2 Inside the Fridays of Passion -- 3 The Diocesan Response to the Visits -- 4 The Visitors' Unofficial Movements -- 5 Conclusions -- 5 Selling Sensation, Creating Sanctity The Visual and Material Culture of "Stigmatics" -- Tine Van Osselaer -- 1 In the Public Eye -- 2 Commerce and Devotion -- 3 Capturing Corporeal Mysticism -- 4 Creativity after Death -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Stigmatics, Politics and the Law On Fake Stigmata and "Self-styled" Sanctity in Spain and France -- Andrea Graus -- 1 Stigmatics and Political Symbolism -- 2 Sor Patrocinio, Rosette Tamisier and the "Two Spains/Frances" -- 3 The Law and the Public Debunking of Stigmatics -- 4 Fake Stigmata and Self-styled Sanctity in the Anticlerical Press -- 5 Conclusions -- 7 Stigmatized Blood in the Vatican Courts Religious Response and Strategy -- Leonardo Rossi -- 1 Introduction: An Ambiguous Relationship -- 2 The Vatican Perspective -- 3 Examining Stigmatics -- 4 Conclusions -- 8 Conclusion -- Tine Van Osselaer -- 1 A Visible Type -- 2 New Types and the Scale of Their Circulation -- 3 Suggestions for Further Research -- Bibliography -- Biographical Dictionary of Stigmatics -- Index. by Tine Van Osselaer, in collaboration with Andrea Graus, Leonardo Rossi and Kristof Smeyers. Includes bibliographical references and index. e------ Stigmatization Social aspects Europe Stigmatics Europe Public opinion Women in the Catholic Church Europe Fame Religious aspects Christianity Europe Religious life and customs History 19th century Europe Religious life and customs History 20th century Fame Religious aspects Christianity Women in the Catholic Church Europe RELIGION / Mysticism 1800-1999 fast BV5091.S7 248.2/9 Devotion and promotion of stigmatics in Europe, c. 1800-1950 Osselaer, Tine van. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] (DLC) 2020031448 Studies in the history of religions. volume 167 9789004439351 9004439358 9789004439191 2020031449 22573/ctv1snfkdd JSTOR https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctv1sr6h7z DLC 200714 20220105170749.0 in00004360128 eng