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4. Medicine and Authority

Creating Elite Asceticism

Bradford A. Bouley

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction 1
1. Expertise and Early Modern Sanctity 13
2. A New Criterion for Sanctity 39
3. Negotiating Incorruption 70
4. Medicine and Authority 90
5. Engendering Sanctity 109
Conclusion 129
Appendix: Postmortems on Prospective Saints 137
Notes 141
Index 207
Acknowledgments 211

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction 1
1. Expertise and Early Modern Sanctity 13
2. A New Criterion for Sanctity 39
3. Negotiating Incorruption 70
4. Medicine and Authority 90
5. Engendering Sanctity 109
Conclusion 129
Appendix: Postmortems on Prospective Saints 137
Notes 141
Index 207
Acknowledgments 211

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