Civic ceremony and religion in medieval Bruges c. 1300 - 1520

"Public religious practice lay at the heart of civic society in late medieval Europe. In this illuminating study, Andrew Brown draws on the rich and previously little-researched archives of Bruges, one of medieval Europe's wealthiest and most important towns, to explore the role of religio...

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Autore principale: Brown, Andrew 1964- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2013
In:Anno: 2013
Edizione:1. pbk. ed.
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Brügge / Vita religiosa / Festa / Storia 1300-1520
B Heiligblutprozession, Brügge
Altre parole chiave:B Bruges (Belgium) Religione
B Bruges (Belgium) History
B Municipal ceremonial Belgium Bruges History To 1500
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Riepilogo:"Public religious practice lay at the heart of civic society in late medieval Europe. In this illuminating study, Andrew Brown draws on the rich and previously little-researched archives of Bruges, one of medieval Europe's wealthiest and most important towns, to explore the role of religion and ceremony in urban society. The author situates the religious practices of citizens - their investment in the liturgy, commemorative services, guilds and charity - within the contexts of Bruges' highly diversified society and of the changes and crises the town experienced. Focusing on the religious processions and festivities sponsored by the municipal government, the author challenges much current thinking on, for example, the nature of 'civic religion'. Re-evaluating the ceremonial links between Bruges and its rulers, he questions whether rulers could dominate the urban landscape by religious or ceremonial means, and offers new insight into the interplay between ritual and power of relevance throughout medieval Europe"--
Descrizione del documento:Literaturverz. S. 329 - 350
First publ. 2011
ISBN:1107692032