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The directory for confessors, 1585 : implementing the Catholic Reformation in New Spain

Title
The directory for confessors, 1585 : implementing the Catholic Reformation in New Spain / translated and edited by Stafford Poole ; with contributions by John F. Schwaller.
Publication
Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]

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Additional Authors
  • Poole, Stafford
  • Schwaller, John Frederick
Description
ix, 358 pages; 25 cm
Summary
"A translation and commentary on the Directory for Confessors of the Third Mexican Provincial Council, a manual intended to compensate for the deficiencies in the educations of priests. Never promulgated or published due to intense opposition, it remains an important source for the religious, social, and economic history of Colonial Mexico"--
Uniform Title
Directorio para confesores y penitentes. English.
Subject
  • Catholic Church. Province of Mexico City (Mexico). Concilio Provincial 1585)
  • Catholic Church. Province of Mexico City (Mexico). Concilio Provincial
  • 1500-1599
  • Confession > Catholic Church > History > 16th century
  • Penance > History > Mexico > 16th century
  • Confession > Catholic Church
  • Penance
  • Mexico
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Translated from the Spanish.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-345) and index.
Contents
Preface / by John F. Schwaller -- Introduction : The "Directorio para Confesores" as a Religious Document / by Stafford Poole -- Mexico in 1585 / by John F. Schwaller -- Directory [for Confessors and Penitents] of the Holy Provincial Council of Mexico, Celebrated in This Year of 1585 -- Part 1. Examination That Is to Be Made for Candidates to Be Confessors -- Part 2. Direction for Confessors and Penitents.
Call Number
JFE 18-5441
ISBN
  • 9780806159843
  • 0806159847
LCCN
  • 2017038281
  • 14953519
OCLC
1019845041
Title
The directory for confessors, 1585 : implementing the Catholic Reformation in New Spain / translated and edited by Stafford Poole ; with contributions by John F. Schwaller.
Publisher
Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-345) and index.
Chronological Term
1500-1599
Added Author
Poole, Stafford, translator, editor.
Schwaller, John Frederick, writer of added commentary.
Other Standard Identifier
14953519
Research Call Number
JFE 18-5441
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