{"product_id":"9781350183575","title":"Patrons and Defenders Saints in the Italian City-state","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePatrons and Defenders\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSaints in the Italian City-state\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDiana Webb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Medieval\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe cult of the saints played a vital role in the political life of Italian city states in the Middle Ages. The saints were a unifying force for a city, and brought prestige and power to its rulers, therefore the cult of the saints was bound up with the civic agenda, and worship was politically charged. Laymen - able men of affairs, orthodox and \"kirchentreu\", increasingly assumed responsibility for ensuring that \"celestial guarantees\" were obtained for a city's well-being, despite the traditionally powerful influence of the church. This book is therefore not a hagiography, but an intensely political study of an age in which religious experience was seen as part of everyday life, and in which it seemed natural to medieval politicians to involve the saints in politics.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDiana Webb \u003c\/b\u003ewas Senior Lecturer in History at Kings College London, UK. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003ePatrons and Defenders: the Saints in the Italian City States\u003c\/i\u003e (1996); \u003ci\u003ePilgrims and Pilgrimage in Medieval Europe\u003c\/i\u003e (1999); \u003ci\u003ePilgrimage in Medieval England \u003c\/i\u003e(2000); \u003ci\u003eMedieval European Pilgrimage \u003c\/i\u003e(2002); and \u003ci\u003eSaints and Cities in Medieval Italy\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 September 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350183575\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332977918092,"sku":"9781350183575","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_fb5acdd3-7158-46c9-b3e1-66c35d51666b.jpg?v=1783607856","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350183575","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}