The Bianchi of 1399 in central Italy making devotion local / by Alexandra R.A. Lee.

Author/creator Lee, Alexandra R. A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Descriptionxiii, 284 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Uniform titleLocalising collective devotion
SeriesThe Medieval Mediterranean, 0928-5520 ; volume 129
Contents Politics and plague -- Origin stories -- Continuing momentum -- Regulations for a revival -- Lay religious practices -- Civic religion and religious spaces -- Civic religion and communal support -- Legacy.
Abstract "Providing new insights into the Bianchi devotions, a medieval popular religious revival which responded to an outbreak of plague at the turn of the fifteenth century, this book takes a comparative, local and regional approach to the Bianchi, challenging traditional presentations of the movement as homogeneous whole. Combining a rich collection of textual, visual, and material sources, the study focuses on the two Tuscan towns of Lucca and Pistoia. Alexandra R.A. Lee demonstrates how the Bianchi processions in central Italy were moulded by secular and ecclesiastical authorities and shaped by local traditions as they attempted to prevent an epidemic"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteRevision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University College, London, 2017, under the title: Localising collective devotion : the Bianchi of 1399 at Lucca and Pistoia.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021019777
ISBN9789004465985 (hardback)
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