Preaching Peace in Renaissance Italy: Bernardino of Siena and His Audience First Edition Edition

by Cynthia L. Polecritti (Author)

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Bernardino of Siena (1380-1444) was one of the major religious figures of the 15th century. His charismatic preaching filled the "piazze" of Italian cities, as thousands of listeners flocked to hear him and to participate in dramatic rituals, which included collective weeping, bonfires of vanities, and excorcisms. He was also a renowned peacemaker, in the Franciscan tradition, who tried to calm feuding clans and factions in the turbulent political world of the Renaissance. His preaching visits would often culminate in mass reconciliation, as listeners were persuaded to exchange the "bacio di pace", or kiss of peace. This study discusses both the external forms of peacemaking and the underlying cultural assumptions that made forgiveness so difficult. Bernardino was sensitive to the demands of secular life and tried to negotiate between Christian ethics and a conflicting code of honour that stressed retaining face in a public world. He argued that the catalyst of civil discord in the urban setting was malicious gossip, which led to insults, and, too often, vendetta by aggressive males. His surprising allies in his peacekeeping mission were the women who comprised the majority of his audience. Because many of Bernardino's remarkable sermons were recorded as he preached, they provide a nuanced picture of the relationship between preacher and audience, and the dynamics of conversion. Students of mediaeval preaching, Renaissance society and popular devotion should be interested in the issues raised by this study of one of the greatest preachers in Western Catholicism.

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Hardcover: 270 pages
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press; First Edition edition (April 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0813209609
ISBN-13: 978-0813209609
Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Peacemaking in Rennaissance Italy

By Suna Kunt on October 1, 2000

Format: Hardcover

The topic of the book- Bernardino, his personality and peacemakings- is of immense interest by itself. However, what makes this study even more interesting and enjoyable to read is Polecritti's literary style, her talent to use minute details to draw a very colorful, vivid picture of the Renaissance society, the way of life, stories, humor and feelings. Bernardino and the masses are alive in the book, wagging their fingers in annoyance, laughing, jeering, scolding, listening, which makes delightful reading. It is a serious historical study of Bernardino and peacemaking in Italian Renaissance but also a very descriptive reflection of the times. Anyone with a sense of and feeling for history would enjoy reading this book.

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What makes a Saint?

By A Customer on January 22, 2001

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What makes a Saint? How does one become a super-celebrity in the fractured world of Early Modern Italy? How does one bring peace and reconciliation to cities where death is only on casual remark away, as feuding families nurture long-standing grudges? Professor Polecritti's book is a fabulous introduction not only to the fascinating character of St Bernardino, but to the wider social world of Renaissance Italy: the preachers, the feuding nobles, their vanities and their values.What may initially seem a high price is returned tenfold in the value one will derive from this entertaining account, written in Prof Polecritti's extremely accessible prose. For the serious scholar or the beginning student of the Renaissance, Italy, or the history of Catholicism, this book is an extremely worthwhile addition to any casual bookshelf or scholarly library, as the quality of the book itself, with its attractive yet austere cover and high-quality printing, is only exceeded by the quality of the writing and scholarship contained within.

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