The Mystery of Mount Vesuvius's Crosses: Belief, Credulity, and Credibility in Post-Reformation Catholicism
In the summer of 1660, Mount Vesuvius began to erupt. After about a month, the volcano quieted down, but a strange and upsetting phenomenon started to manifest: all over the city of Naples and in the neighboring communities, a series of red and black crosses appeared on people's linens, clothes...
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2022
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Journal of the history of ideas
Year: 2022, Volume: 83, Issue: 2, Pages: 207-227 |
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