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008			111018s2012 nyuab b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781107013681 (hardback);1107013682 (hardback)
040			_aDLC
041			_heng
082			_a235/.2409 _bPAR 2013
100			_aParigi, Paolo, _924102
245		4	_aThe rationalization of miracles / _cPaolo Parigi.
260			_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012
300			_axix, 193 p. : _bill., map _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"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,Ŵs new procedure of deeming miracles ,źtrue,Ź when there were witnesses of different statuses and the acts occurred in the presence of a candidate,Ŵs 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"--
650			_aCanonization;Miracles;Counter-Reformation.;Church history;SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion. _xHistory.;History of doctrines. _924103
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