Tolerated saints -- Suspect saints -- Heretical saints -- Holy heretics -- Economics, patronage, and politics -- Anti-inquisitorialism to antimendicantism -- Papal politics and communal contestation -- Methods of contesting authority.
Summary:
"This book explores cases of disputed sanctity in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italy, examining how local communities used saints' cults as a tool to challenge papal authority"-- Provided by publisher.
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