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Autobiography of an Aspiring Saint (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
Cecilia Ferrazzi
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Paperback. Cecelia Ferrazzi's inquisitorial autobiography and the transcripts of her preceding testimony are here transcribed and translated into English, allowing the reader an insight into an unfamiliar sector of the past. Editor(s): Schutte, Anne Jacobson (Professor of History, University of Virginia, USA). Translator(s): Schutte, Anne Jacobson (Professor of History, University of Virginia, USA). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGHA; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Charged by the Venetian Inquisition with the conscious and cynical feigning of holiness, Cecelia Ferrazzi (1609-1684) requested and obtained the unprecedented opportunity to defend herself through a presentation of her life story. Ferrazzi's inquisitorial autobiography and the transcripts of her preceding testimony are here transcribed and translated into English, allowing the reader an insight into an unfamiliar sector of the past and to hear "another voice" - that of a Venetian woman who had extraordinary experiences and exhibited exceptional courage.
Charged by the Venetian Inquisition with the conscious and cynical feigning of holiness, Cecelia Ferrazzi (1609-1684) requested and obtained the unprecedented opportunity to defend herself through a presentation of her life story. Ferrazzi's inquisitorial autobiography and the transcripts of her preceding testimony are here transcribed and translated into English, allowing the reader an insight into an unfamiliar sector of the past and to hear "another voice" - that of a Venetian woman who had extraordinary experiences and exhibited exceptional courage.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
Series
Other Voice in Early Modern Europe
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226244471
SKU
V9780226244471
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