The Bianchi of 1399 : : Popular Devotion in Late Medieval Italy / / Daniel E. Bornstein.
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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| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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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