The Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena
F. Thomas Luongo
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Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) has become a defining figure in the history of medieval religion and one of the main exemplars of the feminine turn in late medieval religious culture. Despite a hagiographical tradition and historiography that has placed Catherine at a mystic remove from the politics of her day, Catherine's public authority was shaped by politics, both locally in Siena and broadly within late-fourteenth-century contests between the papacy and the Republic of Florence for hegemony in central Italy. In The Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena, F. Thomas Luongo combines literary-critical readings ... Read more
Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) has become a defining figure in the history of medieval religion and one of the main exemplars of the feminine turn in late medieval religious culture. Despite a hagiographical tradition and historiography that has placed Catherine at a mystic remove from the politics of her day, Catherine's public authority was shaped by politics, both locally in Siena and broadly within late-fourteenth-century contests between the papacy and the Republic of Florence for hegemony in central Italy. In The Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena, F. Thomas Luongo combines literary-critical readings ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801443954
SKU
V9780801443954
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About F. Thomas Luongo
F. Thomas Luongo is Associate Professor of History at Tulane University and a 2005-2006 Fellow of the American Academy in Rome.
Reviews for The Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena
With his archival findings and his incisive reading of her marvelous letters, F. Thomas Luongo casts Catherine of Siena's dramatic public career in an entirely fresh light. The result is quite simply the best book in English on this flamboyant saint, and the most successful effort in any language to situate Catherine in her social and political context.
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