{"product_id":"italian-confraternities-in-the-sixteenth-century-hardback-9780521364874","title":"Italian Confraternities in the Sixteenth Century (Hardback) 9780521364874","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eItalian Confraternities in the Sixteenth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristopher Black demonstrates clearly the extent, diversity and influence of confraternal behaviour.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher F. Black (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521364874, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 June 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 3.6 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eConfraternities were - and are - religious brotherhoods for lay people to promote their religious life in common. Though designed to prepare for the afterlife, they were fully involved in the social, political and cultural life of the community and could affect all men and women, as members or as the recipients of charity. Confraternities organised a great range of devotional, cultural and indeed artistic activities in addition to other functions such as the provision of dowries and the escort of condemned men to the scaffold. Other works have studied the local activities of specific confraternities, but this is the first to attempt a broad survey of such organisations across the breadth of early modern Italy. Christopher Black demonstrates clearly the extent, diversity and influence of confraternal behaviour, and shows how such brotherhoods adapted to the religious and social crises of the sixteenth century - thus illuminating current debates about Catholic Reform, the Counter-Reformation, poverty, philanthropy and social control.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Map of Italy\u003cbr\u003e 1. Setting the scene\u003cbr\u003e 2. Confraternities: what, where, for whom?\u003cbr\u003e 3. Control and sponsorship\u003cbr\u003e 4. Internal organisation and religious life\u003cbr\u003e 5. External religious devotions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Confraternities and finances\u003cbr\u003e 7. Attitudes to poverty\u003cbr\u003e 8. Poverty: needs and general responses\u003cbr\u003e 9. Confraternity philanthrophy: 1. Hungary, thirsty, a stranger, naked, and ill\u003cbr\u003e 10. Confraternity philanthrophy: 2. The imprisoned, ignorant and dead\u003cbr\u003e 11. Confraternity buildings and their decoration\u003cbr\u003e 12. Conclusions and suggestions\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007137009944,"sku":"9780521364874","price":95.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521364874i_46f46651-f86b-4654-8c67-788420384146.jpg?v=1691375744","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/italian-confraternities-in-the-sixteenth-century-hardback-9780521364874","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}