Brown, Andrew 1964- creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xiv, 368 p.) : ill., maps. "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"-- 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. Andrew Brown. Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-350) and index. e-be--- 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 RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations BL980.B4 B76 2011eb 264/.020909493122 Brown, Andrew, 1964- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 (DLC) 2010040409 (OCoLC)656771838 9780511933363 (electronic bk.) 0511933363 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=344632 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=344632 N$T 110225 20200709055319.0 ocn703860472