03273nam a2200493Ia 4500 ocn703860472 OCoLC 20200709055319.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 110225s2011 enkab ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780521764452 0521764459 9780511933363 (electronic bk.) 0511933363 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)703860472 344632 (N$T) e-be--- BL980.B4 B76 2011eb REL 016000 bisacsh 264/.020909493122 22 N$TA Brown, Andrew, 1964- Civic ceremony and religion in medieval Bruges c.1300-1520 [electronic resource] / Andrew Brown. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (xiv, 368 p.) : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-350) and index. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The Holy Blood Procession; 2. General processions; 3. Feast days and liturgical commemoration; 4. Guilds: feast, festivity and public worship; 5. Guilds and civic government; 6. Civic charity; 7. Civic ceremony, religion and the counts of Flanders; Conclusion and epilogue: civic morality c.1500. Description based on print version record. Bruges (Belgium) Religion. Civil religion Belgium Bruges. Rites and ceremonies Belgium Bruges. Bruges (Belgium) Religious life and customs. Bruges (Belgium) Church history. HISTORY / Europe / General bisacsh Electronic books. RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations bisacsh Print version: Brown, Andrew, 1964- Civic ceremony and religion in medieval Bruges c.1300-1520. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521764452 (DLC) 2010040409 (OCoLC)656771838 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=344632 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50084 50084