The Bianchi of 1399 : Popular Devotion in Late Medieval Italy /

In the summer of 1399 a wave of popular devotion swept through Italy from the Alps to Rome. Men, women, and children from city and countryside joined in pious processions lasting nine days. Dubbed "Bianchi" because of their white robes, they listened to sermons, sang hymns, observed dietar...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bornstein, Daniel E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Italy > History.
Catholic Church > History.
Église catholique > Histoire.
Catholic Church
476-1500
Bianchi (Italian religious movement) > History.
Spirituality > Catholic Church > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Bianchi (Italian religious movement)
Italy > Church history > 476-1400.
Italie > Histoire religieuse > 476-1400.
Italy
Church history
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • MAPS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. THE RELIGIOUS CULTURE OF LATE MEDIEVAL ITALY
  • 2. THE ORIGINS OF THE BIANCHI
  • 3. THE SPREAD OF THE BIANCHI DEVOTION
  • 4. SONGS AND SIGNS: THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE BIANCHI
  • 5. THE BIANCHI AND THE AUTHORITIES
  • 6. THE LEGACY OF THE BIANCHI
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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