Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 700 mm x 277 mm, Gewicht: 588 g
A Typological Study
Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 700 mm x 277 mm, Gewicht: 588 g
Reihe: Sanctity in Global Perspective
ISBN: 978-1-138-47800-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The study highlights a myriad of hagiographical materials, both visual and textual, created to honour these new saints by members of four different Venetian communities: The Republican government; the monastic orders, mostly Benedictine; the mendicant orders; and local parishes. By scrutinising the hagiographic portraits described in painted vita panels, written vitae, passiones, votive images, sermons and sepulchre monuments, as well as archival and historical resources, the book identifies a specifically Venetian typology of sanctity tied to the idiosyncrasies of the city’s site and history.
By focusing explicitly on local typological traits, the book produces an intimate and complex portrait of Venetian society and offers a framework for exploring the lived religious experience of late-mediaeval societies beyond the lagoon. As a result, it will be of keen interest to scholars of Venice, lived religion, hagiography, mediaeval history and visual culture.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Hagiographie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction: Santi novellini in the later Middle Ages 1 Global aspirations: Venice as locus sanctus 2 Cults in the state 3 Cults in the cloister 4 Cults in mendicant communities 5 Cults in the parish; Conclusion: Sanctity alla veneziana