Passion and order : restraint of grief in the medieval Italian communes / Carol Lansing.

Author/creator Lansing, Carol, 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Mourning customs--Italy, Northern. --History. --To 1500.
Grief--Political aspects. --Italy, Northern. --History. --To 1500.
Emotions--Political aspects. --Italy, Northern. --History. --To 1500.
Burial laws--Italy, Northern. --History. --To 1500.
Italy--Social life and customs. --To 1500.
Italy--History. --1268-1492.

SeriesConjunctions of religion and power in the medieval past
Conjunctions of religion & power in the medieval past. ^A467224
Contents Grief and state formation -- Funerals and funeral laws -- Laments and male honor -- Ancient laments : sexuality, rage, and doubt -- Intercession for the dead and sorrow for sin -- Lay political culture and critiques of the lament -- Emotional order and just order -- The seductive dangers of grief -- Wars and funerals in fourteenth-century Orvieto -- Epilogue : the politics of grief.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-239) and index.
LCCN 2007029238
ISBN9780801440625 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801440629 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GT3390.5.I8 L36 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold