TY - BOOK ID - 77924371 TI - Punishment and Penance PY - 2013 SN - 144266052X 9781442660526 9781442644427 1442644427 1442669411 PB - Toronto DB - UniCat KW - Ecclesiastical courts KW - Trials (Blasphemy) KW - Punishment KW - Penance KW - Attrition KW - Contrition KW - Church discipline KW - Forgiveness of sin KW - Sacraments KW - Absolution KW - Confession KW - Repentance KW - Penalties (Criminal law) KW - Penology KW - Corrections KW - Impunity KW - Retribution KW - Church courts KW - Courts, Church KW - Courts, Ecclesiastical KW - Ecclesiastical tribunals KW - Tribunals, Ecclesiastical KW - Canon law KW - Courts KW - Ecclesiastical law KW - Blasphemy KW - History. KW - Catholic Church. KW - Novara (Italy : Diocese : Catholic Church) KW - Diocesi di Novara (Italy) KW - Discipline KW - Bishops KW - Novara (Italy) KW - Novaria (Italy) KW - Church history. KW - Criminal jurisdiction KW - Criminal law (Canon law) KW - Conflict of criminal jurisdiction KW - Conflict of laws KW - Criminal law KW - Criminal procedure KW - Exterritorial crime KW - Jurisdiction KW - International criminal law KW - History KW - Catholic Church UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77924371 AB - Punishment and Penance provides the first comprehensive study of an Italian bishop's tribunal in criminal matters, such as violence, forbidden sexual activity, and offenses against the faith. Through numerous case studies, Thomas B. Deutscher investigates the scope and effectiveness of the early modern ecclesiastical legal system.Deutscher examines the records of the bishop's tribunal of the northern Italian diocese of Novara during two distinct periods: the ambitious decades following the Council of Trent (1563-1615), and the half-century leading up to the French invasions of 1790s. As the state's power continued to rise during this second time span, the Church was often humbled and the tribunal's activity was much reduced.Enriched by stories drawn from the files, which often allowed the accused to speak in their own voices, Punishment and Penance provides a window into the workings of a tribunal in this period. ER -