Tempting the Tempter

Imitatio Christi and the Encounters of Quattrocento Holy Women with the Devil
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-53740-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 204, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions

Tempting the Tempter considers how far fifteenth-century Italian mystics would go to imitate Christ, even in his encounters with the Devil in the desert. Elena of Udine, Caterina of Bologna, and Colomba of Rieti created their own desert experience through their austere devotional practices, and they suffered and overcame temptations from the Devil. This work explores how these women actively pursued encounters with the Devil, and how these private temptations prepared them for a public ministry of miracles, contributed to their perception as living saints, and allowed their biographers to promote them as true imitators of Christ, worthy of sainthood.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Huesman, Amy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche

Über Autor(innen)

Amy R. Huesman, Ph.D. (2021), is an independent scholar living in Hanover, Virginia. Her research focuses on religious culture in late medieval Europe, Italian society in the fifteenth century, and Church history from the Fourth Lateran Council to the Reformation.