The devotion and promotion of stigmatics in Europe, c. 1800-1950 : between saints and celebrities /

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...

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Main Author: Van Osselaer, Tine (Author)
Other Authors: Graus, Andrea (Contributor), Rossi, Leonardo, 1989- (Contributor), Smeyers, Kristof, 1988- (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Dutch
French
German
Latin
Language Notes:Includes quotations in French, German, Dutch or Latin.
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Series:Studies in the history of religions ; v. 167.
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