Civic ceremony and religion in medieval Bruges c.1300-1520 /

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Author / Creator:Brown, Andrew, 1964-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 368 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11826986
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ISBN:9780511933363
0511933363
9780511933882
0511933886
9780521764452
0521764459
9781107692039
1107692032
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-350) and index.
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Summary:"Public religious practice lay at the heart of civic society in late medieval Europe. In this illuminating study, Andrew Brown draws on the rich and previously little-researched archives of Bruges, one of medieval Europe's wealthiest and most important towns, to explore the role of religion and ceremony in urban society. The author situates the religious practices of citizens - their investment in the liturgy, commemorative services, guilds and charity - within the contexts of Bruges' highly diversified society and of the changes and crises the town experienced. Focusing on the religious processions and festivities sponsored by the municipal government, the author challenges much current thinking on, for example, the nature of 'civic religion'. Re-evaluating the ceremonial links between Bruges and its rulers, he questions whether rulers could dominate the urban landscape by religious or ceremonial means, and offers new insight into the interplay between ritual and power of relevance throughout medieval Europe"--
Other form:Print version: Brown, Andrew, 1964- Civic ceremony and religion in medieval Bruges c.1300-1520. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521764452