The Lay Saint: Charity and Charismatic Authority in Medieval Italy, 1150–1350

Author:   Mary Harvey Doyno
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
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9781501740206


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 October 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Hardback
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The Lay Saint: Charity and Charismatic Authority in Medieval Italy, 1150–1350


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Author:   Mary Harvey Doyno
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9781501740206


ISBN 10:   1501740202
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 October 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Creating a Lay Ideal 1. From Charisma to Charity: Lay Sanctity in the Twelfth-Century Communes 2. Charity as Social Justice: The Birth of the Communal Lay Saint 3. Civic Patron as Ideal Citizen: The Cult of Pier ""Pettinaio"" of Siena Part Two: The Female Lay Saint 4. Classifying Laywomen: The Female 5. Zita of Lucca: The Outlier Part Three: From Civic Saint to Lay Visionary 6. Margaret of Cartona: Between Civic Saint and Franciscan Visionary 7. Envisioning an Order: The Last Lay Saints Epilogue Bibliography Index"

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""The Lay Saint offers the first substantive interpretation of the rise, development, and decline of the phenomenon of 'lay sanctity' in medieval Italy. It will become the book on medieval lay sanctity."" -- Maureen C. Miller, University of California, Berkeley, author of <I>Clothing the Clergy</I> ""This elegant, appealing book will be one that historians want to grapple with, as it weaves a rich and nuanced portrait of the challenges posed by lay religious life."" -- Laura Ackerman Smoller, University of Rochester, author of <I>The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby</I>


This elegant, appealing book will be one that historians want to grapple with, as it weaves a rich and nuanced portrait of the challenges posed by lay religious life. -- Laura Ackerman Smoller, University of Rochester, author of <I>The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby</I> The Lay Saint offers the first substantive interpretation of the rise, development, and decline of the phenomenon of 'lay sanctity' in medieval Italy. It will become the book on medieval lay sanctity. -- Maureen C. Miller, University of California, Berkeley, author of <I>Clothing the Clergy</I>


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Mary Harvey Doyno is Assistant Professor in the Humanities and Religious Studies Department at California State University, Sacramento.

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