ENGLISH

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

By Andrew Brown

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0521764459, 9780521764452
Google Books ID
YAVRrzxVK6cC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2790399 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
384\384
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00
Исторические дисциплины;Всемирная история;История

Description

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.

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