Church, Censorship and Culture in Early Modern Italy [Hardcover]

2001 essay collection on the Italian Church's attempt to control and censor 'knowledge' during the counter-Reformation.This book deals with one of the most controversial subjects in Italian historiography, namely the success or failure of the Church's policy during the counter-Reformation to exert rigorous control not just over theology but over all branches of knowledge. By drawing extensively upon newly-opened sources in the archive of the former Congregation of the Holy Office, generally known as the 'Inquisition', it affords a more articulated and objective assessment of the effects of ecclesiastical censorship on religion and culture in early modern Italy.This book deals with one of the most controversial subjects in Italian historiography, namely the success or failure of the Church's policy during the counter-Reformation to exert rigorous control not just over theology but over all branches of knowledge. By drawing extensively upon newly-opened sources in the archive of the former Congregation of the Holy Office, generally known as the 'Inquisition', it affords a more articulated and objective assessment of the effects of ecclesiastical censorship on religion and culture in early modern Italy.This book covers one of the most controversial subjects in Italian historiography, namely the success or failure of the Church's policy during the counter-Reformation to exert rigorous control not only over theology but over all branches of knowledge. By drawing extensively upon newly-opened sources in the archive of the former Congregation of the Holy Office, generally known as the Inquisition , it affords a more articulated and objective assessment of the effects of ecclesiastical censorship on religion and culture in early modern Italy.1. Introduction Gigliola Fragnito; 2. The central and peripheral organisation of censorship Gigliola Fragnito; 3. How to doctor a bibliography: Antonio Possevino's practice Luigi Balsamo; 4. The Roman Inquisition's condemnation of astrl³+