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Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Florence
John Henderson
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Paperback. Examines the relationship between religion and society in late medieval Florence through the vehicle of the religious confraternity. This book also provides an account of the development of confraternities in relation to other communal and ecclesiastical institutions in Florence. Num Pages: 552 pages, 29 halftones, 7 line drawings, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; HRCR; HRCX8; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 37. Weight in Grams: 808.
John Henderson examines the relationship between religion and society in late medieval Florence through the vehicle of the religious confraternity, one of the most ubiquitous and popular forms of lay association throughout Europe. This book provides a fascinating account of the development of confraternities in relation to other communal and ecclesiastical institutions in Florence. It is one of the most detailed analyses of charity in late medieval Europe. "[A] long-awaited book...[It is] the most complete survey of confraternities and charity, not only for Florence, but for any Italian city state to date...This book recovers more vividly than other recent works ... Read more
John Henderson examines the relationship between religion and society in late medieval Florence through the vehicle of the religious confraternity, one of the most ubiquitous and popular forms of lay association throughout Europe. This book provides a fascinating account of the development of confraternities in relation to other communal and ecclesiastical institutions in Florence. It is one of the most detailed analyses of charity in late medieval Europe. "[A] long-awaited book...[It is] the most complete survey of confraternities and charity, not only for Florence, but for any Italian city state to date...This book recovers more vividly than other recent works ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226326887
SKU
V9780226326887
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