The Vacant See in Early Modern Rome : A Social History of the Papal Interregnum.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on Currency, Weights, and Time -- Popes and Their Vacant Sees (1559-1655) -- Introduction -- Rome and Its People -- The Vacant See and Historians -- Criminal Sources and the Vacant See -- Chapter 1 The Papal Hydra: The Politics of the Vacant See -- The Pope's Relatives -- The College of Cardinals -- The Popolo Romano -- Noble Offices of the Vacant See -- Jurisdictional Battles -- Chapter 2 The Pope is Dead! Rumor and Ritual in the Vacant See -- Rumors and the Pope's Death -- Announcing the Pope's Death -- Sic transit gloria mundi: Papal Funeral Rites -- Chapter 3 Fear and Loathing in the Vacant See -- The Surge in Violence -- A City of Soldiers -- The Paradox of Protection -- Chapter 4 Violence and Vengeance in the Vacant See -- Waiting for Vengeance -- The Motives Behind Vengeance -- The Scripted Violence of Revenge -- Chapter 5 Protesting the Papal Prince -- The Liberty of the Vacant See -- Ritual Assaults Against Papal Statues -- Pasquino and the Pasquinade Tradition -- Protesting the Pope's Princely Soul -- Chapter 6 The Conclave and the People of Rome -- The Porous Conclave -- The Market and the Conclave -- The Conclave and Public Opinion -- The Election and Its Public Reception -- Conclusion -- The Two Ceremonies of the Papal Inauguration -- The Vacant See, Popes, and the People -- Bibliography -- Index.

John M. Hunt offers a social and cultural history of the papal interregnum from 1559 to 1655 that concentrates on Rome's relationship with its sacred ruler.

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