Fallen Order: Intrigue, Heresy and Scandal in the Rome of Galileo and Caravaggio: A History - Softcover

Karen Liebreich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843541637 ISBN 13: 9781843541639

Publisher: Atlantic Book Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

A brilliant book about a religious order that, although it still exists, has now largely disappeared from the historical record. In the seventeenth century it was a powerful intellectual force in a world in turmoil. It pioneered new methods of schooling but for all its outward piety, it was also wrenched by a series of scandals involving child sex abuse and heresy. For centuries the Church has covered up the dark side of the order s history. Until now. In Fallen Order Karen Liebreich has unearthed these events from the archives and she has told the story of the rise and fall of this group of priests with scholarly precision and enormous verve. Fallen Order is great history, as compelling as a detective story. Anthony Pagden, Professor of History,University of California, Los Angeles.

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Review

‘Fallen Order is great history, as compelling as a detective story’ -- Anthony Pagden, Professor of History and Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles

‘Liebreich has uncovered a harrowing tale of child abuse and heresy in the 17th Century Catholic church’ -- The Bookseller

‘This scholarly yet brilliantly accessible book could not be more timely...relentless in its search for the truth’ -- Karen Armstrong

About the Author

Karen Liebreich has a history doctorate from Cambridge University and a research diploma from the European University Institute in Florence. She has worked as cultural assistant for the French Institute in London, and has been a television documentary researcher and producer for the BBC and The History Channel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Book Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843541637
• ISBN 13: 9781843541639
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1