The Sacrament of Penance and Religious Life in Golden Age Spain

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The Sacrament of Penance and Religious Life in Golden Age Spain 00front_Layout 1 9/5/2012 10:03 Page i Early modern Spain 00front_Layout 1 9/5/2012 10:03 Page ii The † Sacrament of Penance and Religious Life † in † Golden Age Spain Patrick J. O’Banion The Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, Pennsylvania 00front_Layout 1 9/5/2012 10:03 Page iii Portions of the text were previously published in Patrick J. O’Banion, “A Priest Who Appears Good: Manuals of Confession and the Construction of Clerical Identities in Early Modern Spain,” in Dutch Review of Church History, vol. 85, The Formation of Clerical and Confessional Identities in Early Modern Europe, edited by Wim Janse and Barbara Pitkin (Leiden: Brill, 2006), 333–48. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data O’Banion, Patrick J., 1975– The sacrament of penance and religious life in golden age Spain / Patrick J. O’Banion. p. cm. Summary: “Explores the role of the sacrament of penance in the religion and society of early modern Spain. Examines how secular and ecclesiastical authorities used confession to defend against heresy and to bring reforms to the Catholic Church” —Provided by publishers. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-271-05899-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Penance—Spain—History. 2. Catholic Church—Spain—History. 3. Spain—Religious life and customs. 4. Catholic Church—Discipline—History. 5. Church discipline—History. 6. Confession—History. I. Title. BX2260.O23 2013 264´.020860946—dc23 2012017709 Copyright © 2012 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802–1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ANSI Z39.48–1992. This book is printed on Nature’s Natural, which contains 30% post-consumer waste. 00front_Layout 1 9/5/2012 10:03 Page iv For Rachel 00front_Layout 1 9/5/2012 10:03 Page v 00front_Layout 1 9/5/2012 10:03 Page vi ...