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| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-08T14:10:09Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-08T14:10:09Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gambin, K. (1995). Popular culture and the inquisition: 1677–1678 (Bachelor's dissertation). | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/90794 | - |
| dc.description | B.A.(HONS)HISTORY | en_GB |
| dc.description.abstract | This dissertation attempts to study some aspects of popular culture during the Inquisitorship of Ercole Visconti, 1677-1678. The introductory chapter deals partly with the situation in Malta in the 1670s, and partly with the Inquisition. The second chapter discusses the irreverence towards official religion by the Maltese. Chapter three attempts to analyse the role of education and literacy. It transpires that the low level of education probably instigated 'popular' religion. On their part, the common folk frequently resorted to magical practices in trying to control the natural calamities. In their attempt to master the supernatural, they sometimes even created local 'saints' who enabled them to create a direct link with God. On its part the Inquisition did its utmost to control such popular religious beliefs. Indeed the Inquisition considered control of unethical behaviour by the faithful as its ‘raison d'être’, and did its utmost to make them conform to official church practices. | en_GB |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Popular culture -- Malta -- History -- 17th century | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Religion and culture -- Malta -- History -- 17th century | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Malta -- Religious life and customs -- 17th century | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Inquisition -- Malta -- History -- 17th century | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Malta -- History -- Knights of Malta, 1530-1798 | - |
| dc.title | Popular culture and the inquisition : 1677–1678 | en_GB |
| dc.type | bachelorThesis | en_GB |
| dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Malta | en_GB |
| dc.publisher.department | Faculty of Arts. Department of History | en_GB |
| dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
| dc.contributor.creator | Gambin, Kenneth (1995) | - |
| Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacArt - 1964-1995 Dissertations - FacArtHis - 1967-2010 | |
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