Venice's reputation for political stability and a strong, balanced republican government holds a prominent place in European political theory. Edward Muir traces the origins and development of this reputation, paying particular attention to the sixteenth century, when civic ritual in Venice reached its peak. He shows how the ritualization of society and politics was an important reason for Venice's stability. Influenced in part by cultural anthropology, he establishes and applies to Venice a new methodology for the historical study of civic ritual.
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Edwar Muir's guide is a very illuminating look into the fascinating social functions of Renaissance Italy, as looked at through the lens of Venice. He has many important things to say to both the historian and the anthropologist, whether interested in the Renaissance, Italy, or the nature of ritual in Early Modern Europe. Muir's analysis is well-written and helpful--a must for any serious student of the period, or anyone interested in a glimpse into the society of the period.
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In an act of communal genius, late medieval and Renaissance Venetians intertwined the threads of parochialism, patriotism, and the ideal of la vita civile to weave their own sort of republican, popular piety. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
este veneziane, agiografica veneziana, cerimoniale ducale, ducal symbols, interregnum rites, vite dei dogi, dei dogs, ducal procession, republica venetiana, ducal counselors, promissione ducale, regalia insignia, della calza, new doge, civic liturgy, cose notabili, ducal office, veneziana del, culto dei santi, ducal authority, grand chancellor, maggior consiglio, archivio veneto, processional order, patrician women Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Saint Mark, Council of Ten, Pope Alexander, Great Council, Saint Nicholas, Scuole Grandi, Santa Maria Formosa, Corpus Christi, Collegio Cerimoniale, Sir Henry Wotton, Cod Cicogna, Saint George, Giovedi Grasso, Saint Theodore, Martin da Canal, Agostino Barbarigo, Doge Ziani, Festival of the Marys, Gasparo Contarini, Renaissance Venice, Scuola Grande, Leonardo Loredan, Ritual Behavior, San Nicoló, Collegio Cenmoniale New!
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In an act of communal genius, late medieval and Renaissance Venetians intertwined the threads of parochialism, patriotism, and the ideal of la vita civile to weave their own sort of republican, popular piety. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
este veneziane, agiografica veneziana, cerimoniale ducale, ducal symbols, interregnum rites, vite dei dogi, dei dogs, ducal procession, republica venetiana, ducal counselors, promissione ducale, regalia insignia, della calza, new doge, civic liturgy, cose notabili, ducal office, veneziana del, culto dei santi, ducal authority, grand chancellor, maggior consiglio, archivio veneto, processional order, patrician women Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Saint Mark, Council of Ten, Pope Alexander, Great Council, Saint Nicholas, Scuole Grandi, Santa Maria Formosa, Corpus Christi, Collegio Cerimoniale, Sir Henry Wotton, Cod Cicogna, Saint George, Giovedi Grasso, Saint Theodore, Martin da Canal, Agostino Barbarigo, Doge Ziani, Festival of the Marys, Gasparo Contarini, Renaissance Venice, Scuola Grande, Leonardo Loredan, Ritual Behavior, San Nicoló, Collegio Cenmoniale New!
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