The Rationalization of Miracles
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The Rationalization of Miracles

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The Rationalization of Miracles

About this book

During the Counter-Reformation in southern Europe, Catholic Church officials developed rules to legitimize miracles performed by candidates to sainthood. The Rationalization of Miracles uncovers a tacit understanding between central religious officials and local religious activists. Each group had a vested interest in declaring miracles: Catholic Church leaders sought legitimacy in the wake of the crisis of faith created by the Protestant Schism and religious acolytes needed Church approval to secure a flow of resources to their movements. The Church's new procedure of deeming miracles 'true' when there were witnesses of different statuses and the acts occurred in the presence of a candidate's acolyte served the needs of both parties. And by developing rules and procedures for evaluating miracles, the Church rationalized the magic at the root of the miracles, thereby propelling the institution out of a period of institutional, political and social uncertainty and forming the basis of modern sainthood.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. The Rationalization of Miracles
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Figures and Tables
  8. Terms: Latin and Other Foreign Languages
  9. Preface
  10. What Is This Book About?
  11. Introduction
  12. 1 The Congregatio Sacrorum Rituum
  13. 2 The Living Saint
  14. 3 The Acolytes
  15. 4 The Devil’s Advocate and the Doctor
  16. 5 Manufacturing True Miracles
  17. Conclusion
  18. Appendix A: Primary Sources
  19. Appendix B: Sample-Building Procedures
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index