Civic Ceremony and Religion in Medieval Bruges C.1300-1520

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Brown is Lecturer in the School of History, Classics and Philosophy at the University of Massey. His previous publications include Church and Society in England, 1000–1500 (2003) and Court and Civic Society in the Burgundian Low Countries c.1420–1530 (co-edited with Graeme Small, 2007). Klappentext A new insight into the interplay between ceremonial ritual and power! drawing on the rich archives of medieval Bruges. Zusammenfassung Bruges was one of medieval Europe's wealthiest and most important towns. In this illuminating study! Andrew Brown draws on rich and previously little-researched archives to re-evaluate the ceremonial links between Bruges and its rulers. He offers new insight into the interplay between ritual and power relevant throughout medieval Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The Holy Blood Procession; 2. General processions; 3. Feast days and liturgical commemoration; 4. Guilds: feast, festivity and public worship; 5. Guilds and civic government; 6. Civic charity; 7. Civic ceremony, religion and the counts of Flanders; Conclusion and epilogue: civic morality c.1500.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Andrew Brown, Andrew (Massey University Brown, Brown Andrew
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 10.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521764452
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76445-2
• Pages: 384
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Théologie pratique; European History, Belgium, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, Christianity, History of Religion, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Church history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Religion and beliefs, European history: medieval period, middle ages