Power and religion in Baroque Rome: Barberini cultural policies

Intro.When the bees flew. -- Prologue. Giacinto Gigli, chronicler, or: power in the streets of Rome. -- Chap. 1. The Barberini build a chapel, or: rising to power in post-Tridentine Rome. -- Chap. 2. Maffeo Barberini-Urban VIII, the poet-Pope, or: the power of poetic propaganda. -- Chap. 3. The ...

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Main Author: Rietbergen, P. J. A. N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2015]
Leiden Boston 2006
In:Year: 2006
Series/Journal:Brill's studies in intellectual history v. 135
Further subjects:B Barberini, Francesco (1597-1679)
B Urban VIII Pope (1568-1644)
B Rome Civilization Christian influences History 17th century
B Papacy History 1566-1799
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Power and Religion in Baroque Rome: Barberini Cultural Policies. - Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2006. - 9789004148932
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Summary:Intro.When the bees flew. -- Prologue. Giacinto Gigli, chronicler, or: power in the streets of Rome. -- Chap. 1. The Barberini build a chapel, or: rising to power in post-Tridentine Rome. -- Chap. 2. Maffeo Barberini-Urban VIII, the poet-Pope, or: the power of poetic propaganda. -- Chap. 3. The 'days and works' of Francesco, Cardinal Barberini, or: how to be a powerful cardinal-padrone? -- Chap. 4. Prince Eckembergh comes to dinner, or: power through culinary ceremony. -- Chap. 5. The bare feet of St. Augustine, or: the power of religions images. -- Chapt. 6. Lucas Holste (1596-1661), scholar and librarian, or: the power of books and libraries. -- Chap. 7. Ibrahim al-Hakilani (1605-1664), or: the power of scholarship and publishing. --Chap. 8. Urban VIII between white magic and black magic, or: holy and unholy power. -- Epilogue. The return of the muses: instruments of cultural policy in Barberini Rome, 1623-1644. -- Conclusion. "i'Età̀̀̀̀̀̀ fortunata del Mele" or 'Honey's happy age': the Barberini pontificate as a generation, a crossroads--problems of perspective.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004148930
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789047417958