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Girolamo Tartarotti

December 20, 2023

Girolamo Tartarotti (Latin: Hieronymous Tartarotti;[1] 1706–1761) was an Italian abbot, Neo-Platonist,[2] and writer, primarily famed for his works on witchcraft.

Girolamo Tartarotti

Life edit

Tartarotti was born at Rovereto near Trent and studied at the University of Padua.[3] For a time, he formed part of the entourage of Marco Foscarini, who later served as doge of Venice.[3]

Following the execution of the elderly nun Maria Renata Singer on charges of witchcraft,[1] he took part in the academic debate over the witchcraft trials of his time,[3] attempting to strike a middle ground which—against Martin Delrio and Benedetto Bonelli[1]—dismissed most purported claims of witchcraft while, on the grounds of its appearance in scripture,[4] upholding the existence of sorcery[3] against the skepticism of Scipione Maffei[1] and Count Carli. The equivocation such a position entailed was first refuted by Bonelli in 1751.[5]

Works edit

Abbot Tartarotti's Three Books on the Nocturnal Congress of the Lamia—composed in 1748 but delayed from publication by the Venetian Inquisition until 1750[1]—proposed that witchcraft was an organized religion descended from the Romans' cults of Diana and Erodiade. This was an unpopular and heterodox idea,[a] and he was obliged to restate some points in an apologia two years later.[7] He had the sermons of the Jesuit Georg Gaar, one of the clerics responsible for Sister Maria's execution, translated into Italian so as to publish his own attacks against the man's points.[8] He defended the existence of witchcraft, however, and won the vast majority of Italian academics to his side of the debate.

  • Ragionamento intorno alla poesia lirica toscana (1728)
  • Idea della logica degli scolastici e dei moderni (1731)
  • Delle disfide letterarie, o sia pubbliche difese di conclusioni (1735)
  • De origine Ecclesiae tridentinae et primis eius episcopis (1743)
  • Memorie istoriche intorno alla vita e morte de' santi Sisinio, Martirio ed Alessandro (1745)
  • De versione Rufiniana Historiae ecclesiasticae Eusebii Caesariensis dissertatio, in qua Valesianae interpretationis dignitas et praestantia vindicatur (1748)
  • Del Congresso Notturno delle Lammie Libri Tre, Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1749. (in Italian)
  • De auctoribus ab Andrea Dandulo laudatis in Chronico Veneto (1751)
  • Apologia del Congresso Notturno delle Lammie, o Sia Riposta all'Arte Magica Dileguata di S. Maffei ed all'Opposizione di B. Melchiori, Venice, 1751. (in Italian)
  • Lettera di un giornalista d'Italia ad un giornalista oltramontano sopra il libro intitolato: Vindiciae Romani Martyrologii uscito in Verona (1751)
  • Memorie antiche di Rovereto e dei luoghi circonvicini (1754)
  • Apologia delle Memorie antiche di Rovereto (1758)
  • Dell'origine della Chiesa di Aquileia (1759)
  • Lettera seconda di un giornalista d'Italia ad un giornalista oltramontano sopra il libro intitolato: Notizie istorico-critiche intorno al b.m. Adalpreto Vescovo di Trento (1760)

Published in Raccolta d'opuscoli scientifici e filologici edited by Angelo Calogerà:

  • Relazione d'un manoscritto dell'Istoria manoscritta di Giovanni Diacono veronese (1738)
  • Dissertazione intorno all'arte critica (1740)
  • Lettera intorno all'Eloquenza italiana di mons. Fontanini (1741)
  • Lettera al sig. N.N. intorno alla sua tragedia intitolata il Costantino (1741)
  • Lettera intorno a detti o sentenze attribuite ad autori di cui non sono (1741)
  • Lettera intorno alla differenza delle voci nella lingua italiana (1745)
  • Lettera intorno ad una particolare significazione degli avverbi fere e quasi nelle lingue italiana e latina (1748)

Published posthumously:

  • Osservazioni sopra la Sofonisba del Trissino con prefazione del cav. Clementino Vannetti (1784)
  • Rime scelte dall'abate Girolamo Tartarotti (1785)
  • La conclusione dei frati francescani riformati (1785)
  • Dialoghi della lingua latina
  • Annotazioni al Dialogo delle false esercitazioni delle scuole d'Aonio Paleario (1795)

Legacy edit

Leo Martello revived the concept of witchcraft (specifically the Italian Stregheria) as a survival of the cult of Diana in the 1970s.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Church doctrine at the time taught that witches were worshippers of the Devil rather than any goddess.[6]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Behringer (1987), p. 358.
  2. ^ Gijswijt-Hofstra, Marijke (1999), Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Vol. V, London: Athlone Press, p. 71.
  3. ^ a b c d Seitz (2011), p. 256
  4. ^ Lea, Henry Charles (1939), Materials Toward a History of Witchcraft, Vol. I, AMS Press, p. 1447.
  5. ^ Summers, Montague (1946), "Witchcraft and Black Magic", Nature, London: Rider, 158 (4021): 115, Bibcode:1946Natur.158..726M, doi:10.1038/158726a0, S2CID 3997991.
  6. ^ Grimassi (2011), p. 50.
  7. ^ "Girolamo Tartarotti", European Witch Trials, University of Sydney Library, 2016.
  8. ^ Behringer (1987), p. 359.

Bibliography edit

  • Behringer, Wolfgang (1987), Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria: Popular Magic, Religious Zealotry, and Reason of State in Early Modern Europe, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521525107, translated from the German by J.C. Grayson & David Lederer, 1997.
  • Grimassi, Raven (2011), Old World Witchcraft, San Francisco: Weiser Books, ISBN 9781578635054.
  • Seitz, Jonathan (2011), Witchcraft and Inquisition in Early Modern Venice, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781139501606.

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Girolamo Tartarotti Latin Hieronymous Tartarotti 1 1706 1761 was an Italian abbot Neo Platonist 2 and writer primarily famed for his works on witchcraft Girolamo Tartarotti Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Legacy 4 Notes 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksLife editTartarotti was born at Rovereto near Trent and studied at the University of Padua 3 For a time he formed part of the entourage of Marco Foscarini who later served as doge of Venice 3 Following the execution of the elderly nun Maria Renata Singer on charges of witchcraft 1 he took part in the academic debate over the witchcraft trials of his time 3 attempting to strike a middle ground which against Martin Delrio and Benedetto Bonelli 1 dismissed most purported claims of witchcraft while on the grounds of its appearance in scripture 4 upholding the existence of sorcery 3 against the skepticism of Scipione Maffei 1 and Count Carli The equivocation such a position entailed was first refuted by Bonelli in 1751 5 Works editAbbot Tartarotti s Three Books on the Nocturnal Congress of the Lamia composed in 1748 but delayed from publication by the Venetian Inquisition until 1750 1 proposed that witchcraft was an organized religion descended from the Romans cults of Diana and Erodiade This was an unpopular and heterodox idea a and he was obliged to restate some points in an apologia two years later 7 He had the sermons of the Jesuit Georg Gaar one of the clerics responsible for Sister Maria s execution translated into Italian so as to publish his own attacks against the man s points 8 He defended the existence of witchcraft however and won the vast majority of Italian academics to his side of the debate Ragionamento intorno alla poesia lirica toscana 1728 Idea della logica degli scolastici e dei moderni 1731 Delle disfide letterarie o sia pubbliche difese di conclusioni 1735 De origine Ecclesiae tridentinae et primis eius episcopis 1743 Memorie istoriche intorno alla vita e morte de santi Sisinio Martirio ed Alessandro 1745 De versione Rufiniana Historiae ecclesiasticae Eusebii Caesariensis dissertatio in qua Valesianae interpretationis dignitas et praestantia vindicatur 1748 Del Congresso Notturno delle Lammie Libri Tre Venice Giambatista Pasquali 1749 in Italian De auctoribus ab Andrea Dandulo laudatis in Chronico Veneto 1751 Apologia del Congresso Notturno delle Lammie o Sia Riposta all Arte Magica Dileguata di S Maffei ed all Opposizione di B Melchiori Venice 1751 in Italian Lettera di un giornalista d Italia ad un giornalista oltramontano sopra il libro intitolato Vindiciae Romani Martyrologii uscito in Verona 1751 Memorie antiche di Rovereto e dei luoghi circonvicini 1754 Apologia delle Memorie antiche di Rovereto 1758 Dell origine della Chiesa di Aquileia 1759 Lettera seconda di un giornalista d Italia ad un giornalista oltramontano sopra il libro intitolato Notizie istorico critiche intorno al b m Adalpreto Vescovo di Trento 1760 Published in Raccolta d opuscoli scientifici e filologici edited by Angelo Calogera Relazione d un manoscritto dell Istoria manoscritta di Giovanni Diacono veronese 1738 Dissertazione intorno all arte critica 1740 Lettera intorno all Eloquenza italiana di mons Fontanini 1741 Lettera al sig N N intorno alla sua tragedia intitolata il Costantino 1741 Lettera intorno a detti o sentenze attribuite ad autori di cui non sono 1741 Lettera intorno alla differenza delle voci nella lingua italiana 1745 Lettera intorno ad una particolare significazione degli avverbi fere e quasi nelle lingue italiana e latina 1748 Published posthumously Osservazioni sopra la Sofonisba del Trissino con prefazione del cav Clementino Vannetti 1784 Rime scelte dall abate Girolamo Tartarotti 1785 La conclusione dei frati francescani riformati 1785 Dialoghi della lingua latina Annotazioni al Dialogo delle false esercitazioni delle scuole d Aonio Paleario 1795 Legacy editLeo Martello revived the concept of witchcraft specifically the Italian Stregheria as a survival of the cult of Diana in the 1970s Notes edit Church doctrine at the time taught that witches were worshippers of the Devil rather than any goddess 6 References editCitations edit a b c d e Behringer 1987 p 358 Gijswijt Hofstra Marijke 1999 Witchcraft and Magic in Europe Vol V London Athlone Press p 71 a b c d Seitz 2011 p 256 Lea Henry Charles 1939 Materials Toward a History of Witchcraft Vol I AMS Press p 1447 Summers Montague 1946 Witchcraft and Black Magic Nature London Rider 158 4021 115 Bibcode 1946Natur 158 726M doi 10 1038 158726a0 S2CID 3997991 Grimassi 2011 p 50 Girolamo Tartarotti European Witch Trials University of Sydney Library 2016 Behringer 1987 p 359 Bibliography edit Behringer Wolfgang 1987 Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria Popular Magic Religious Zealotry and Reason of State in Early Modern Europe Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521525107 translated from the German by J C Grayson amp David Lederer 1997 Grimassi Raven 2011 Old World Witchcraft San Francisco Weiser Books ISBN 9781578635054 Seitz Jonathan 2011 Witchcraft and Inquisition in Early Modern Venice Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781139501606 External links editLa ricostruzione della biblioteca di Girolamo Tartarotti Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Girolamo Tartarotti amp oldid 1173987693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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