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devotion and promotion of stigmatics in Europe, c. 1800-1950
xv, 470 pages : chiefly color illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
In the nineteenth century a new type of mystic emerged in Catholic Europe. While cases of stigmatization 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.'
Stigmatics -- Saints and celebrities -- On stigmata, suffering and sanctity -- Visiting stigmatics and their promotion from the ground up -- Selling sensation, creating sanctity -- Stigmatics, politics and the law -- Stigmatized blood in the Vatican courts -- Conclusion -- Biographical dictionary of stigmatics.
by Tine Van Osselaer ; in collaboration with Andrea Graus, Leonardo Rossi and Kristof Smeyers.
Includes quotations in French, German, Dutch or Latin.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-261) and index.
Studies in the history of religions ; v. 167