God in La Mancha
Religious Reform and the People of Cuenca, 1500–1650
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Cuenca on the Eve of the Council of Trent
Chapter 1. The Diocese of Cuenca — A Sketch
Chapter 2. Mixed Messages: The Pre-Reform in Cuenca, 1482-1518
Chapter 3. Ramírez's Reform Program
Part II: The Tridentine Movement in Cuenca, 1545-1600
Chapter 4. The Impetus to Reform, 1545-1566
Chapter 5. Forging a Common Purpose: The Reports from Requena, Ribatajada, and Uclés
Chapter 6. "Seven Hundred Sixty Legions of Devils": The 1566 Diocesan Synod
Chapter 7. The Bishop's Recourse: The Episcopal Curia and the Congregation
Chapter 8. Inquisitors into Missionaries: The Holy Office in Cuenca, 1547-1600
Part III: Reform of the Secular Clergy, 1545-1600
Chapter 9. The Structure of the Diocesan Clergy
Chapter 10. The Minimum Training of Priests before Trent
Chapter 11. The Jesuits in Cuenca
Chapter 12. The Conciliar Seminary of San Julián
Chapter 13. Universities and the Reform of the Clergy
Chapter 14. The Sacerdotal Vocation
Chapter 15. The Geography of Reform
Part IV: Teaching a Lesson and Learning One
Chapter 15: Teaching Doctrine in the Parishes
Chapter 16: Schools for Doctrine and Missions
Chapter 17: Religious Pamphleteering and Indoctrination
Chapter 18: The Lesson Learned
Chapter 19: Towards Practicing Catholics
Part V: God in La Mancha
Chapter 20: Private Devotions
Chapter 21: Collective Faith
Part VI: Empire of the Dead
Chapter 22: Demographic and Economic Trends, 1591-1654
The Search for Protection
Alone before God
The Country Dead
Empire of the Dead
Epilogue
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index