Inventing the Sacred
Author | : Andrew W. Keitt |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004145818 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004145818 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Download or read book Inventing the Sacred written by Andrew W. Keitt and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inventing the Sacred" analyzes the Spanish Inquisition's campaign to ferret out "false saints and scandalous impostors" whose claims of divinely inspired visions and revelations threatened the Catholic church's efforts to monopolize access to the supernatural.