Diana Webb

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Patrons and Defenders: Saints in the Italian City-StateHardcover, 31 December 1996

Patrons and Defenders: Saints in the Italian City-State
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Part of Series
International Library of Historical Studies
Print Length
352 pages
Language
English
Publisher
I. B. Tauris & Company
Date Published
31 Dec 1996
ISBN-10
186064029X
ISBN-13
9781860640292

Description

The cult of the saints played a vital role in the political life of Italian city states in the Middle Ages. The saints were a unifying force for a city, and brought prestige and power to its rulers, therefore the cult of the saints was bound up with the civic agenda, and worship was politically charged. Laymen - able men of affairs, orthodox and ""kirchentreu,"" increasingly assumed responsibility for ensuring that ""celestial guarantees"" were obtained for a city's well-being, despite the traditionally powerful influence of the church.

This book is therefore not a hagiography, but an intensely political study of an age in which religious experience was seen as part of everyday life, and in which it seemed natural to medieval politicians to involve the saints in politics.

Product Details

Author:
Diana Webb
Book Format:
Hardcover
Date Published:
31 December 1996
Dimensions:
22.76 x 15.85 x 3.25 cm
Genre:
Christian
ISBN-10:
186064029X
ISBN-13:
9781860640292
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
352
Weight:
594.21 gm

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