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This book focuses on an obscure case of infanticide (18th century) in order to pursue a heated debate on the essence of life and the nature of the soul, where theological, moral and scientific principles come into conflict. On 5 December 1709 in Bologna Lucia Cremonini is accused of a terrible crime: the murder of her newborn son. This tragic episode, exhumed from the depths of time, is placed at the centre of an enthralling study by one of the leading scholars of modern history and the history of religious beliefs. During the course of a dramatic trial the crime is debated by representatives of religious, philosophical, moral, and scientific culture, all characteristic of the formative period of the modern world and all seeking a convincing answer to fundamental questions.

History of the law --- Christian church history --- Europe --- Infanticide --- Crime --- Rape --- Soul --- Pneuma --- Assault, Criminal (Rape) --- Assault, Sexual --- Criminal assault (Rape) --- Nonconsensual sexual intercourse --- Sexual assault --- City crime --- Crime and criminals --- Crimes --- Delinquency --- Felonies --- Misdemeanors --- Urban crime --- History --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Law and legislation&delete& --- Social aspects --- Cremonini, Lucia --- Trials, litigation, etc. --- Future life --- Philosophical anthropology --- Theological anthropology --- Animism --- Spirit --- Homicide --- Offenses against the person --- Sex crimes --- Social problems --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Criminal law --- Criminals --- Criminology --- Transgression (Ethics) --- Law and legislation --- Religious aspects --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Italy --- anno 1500-1799 --- Forced sexual intercourse --- Forced sexual penetration --- Penetration, Forced sexual --- Sexual intercourse, Forced --- Sexual intercourse, Nonconsensual --- Sexual penetration, Forced

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Christian heresies --- Inquisition --- Jews --- Witchcraft --- Hérésies chrétiennes --- Juifs --- Sorcellerie --- History --- Persecutions --- Histoire --- Persécutions --- Italy --- Italie --- Religious life and customs --- Church history --- Vie religieuse --- Histoire religieuse --- Hérésies chrétiennes --- Persécutions

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Justice Blindfolded gives an overview of the history of 'justice' and its iconography through the centuries. Justice has been portrayed as a woman with scales, or holding a sword, or, since the fifteenth century, with her eyes bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is both impartial and blind, reminding indirectly of the bandaged Christ on the cross, a central figure in the Christian idea of fairness and forgiveness. In this rich and imaginative journey through history and philosophy, Prosperi manages to convey a full account of the ways justice has been described, portrayed and imagined. Translation of Giustizia bendata. Percorsi storici di un'immagine (Einaudi, 2008).

History of the law --- Iconography --- History of civilization --- law [discipline] --- allegory [artistic device] --- rechtvaardigheid --- gerechtigheid --- gerechtigheidstafereel --- Justice in art --- Justice (Personification) --- Justice --- Injustice --- Conduct of life --- Law --- Common good --- Fairness --- E-books --- Justice. --- Justice in art.

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La Compagnia di Gesú, nata nel secolo della Riforma e della Controriforma per combattere le eresie, abolita nel Settecento illuminista, riportata in vita nell'Ottocento romantico e reazionario, impegnata infine nelle tragedie del XX secolo, ha svolto ruoli diversi nel tempo. Ha accolto personalità tra di loro in vivace contrasto ma questo non ha impedito che nel corso dei secoli la parola «gesuita» continuasse a evocare un tipo umano speciale: sofisticati maestri di finzione e di doppiezza. Fu facile per critici e avversari giocare ogni volta sul luogo comune della distanza tra l'inarrivabile modello di Cristo e le difettose, parziali imitazioni di chi si fregiava del suo nome. Distanziandosi da tali stereotipi Adriano Prosperi racconta chi furono in realtà i primi gesuiti e come ne fu costruita la speciale coscienza di «chiamati» da Cristo a essere i nuovi Apostoli del mondo moderno. Lo fa attraverso l'analisi delle loro «autobiografie» che mettono in luce il rapporto tra la vocazione, la chiamata divina, e l'arbitrio umano nell'ascoltare e nel rispondere ad essa: un territorio oscuro, pieno di incidenti imprevedibili, dominato dalla resistenza umana.

Jésuites --- Autobiographie

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Justice in art. --- Justice.