Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Odiosa sanctitas St Peter Damian, Simony, and Reform II
3. Contents VII
4. Abbreviations IX
5. Preface XI
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter One Conflict in Florence 7
8. Chapter Two Godfrey of Lorraine and the Case against Mezzabarba 35
9. Chapter Three Simony and the Sacrament 66
10. chapter four Monastic Ideals 112
11. Chapter Five Contemptus Mundi 167
12. Chapter Six Settimo and the Aftermath 196
13. Chapter Seven Ordeals and Other Miracles 252
14. Afterword 277
15. Works Cited 279
16. Index 305