Siena, Civil Religion and the Sienese
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Christ Child
civic identity formation
Civic Pantheon
civil religion in Italian cities
Contrada Della
contrade social structure
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Festa Nazionale
Italian religious history
Italian Unification
Madonna Della Misericordia
Marian devotion studies
medieval urban culture
Monte Dei Paschi Bank
palazzo
Palazzo Pubblico
Patronal Festival
Piazza Del Duomo
Pope Alexander III
pubblico
ritual and festival analysis
Saints Ansano
Sala Del Mappamondo
Siena Cathedral
Sienese Civil Religion
Sienese Contrade
Sienese Devotion
Sienese History
Sienese Republic
Sienese Saints
Torre Del Mangia
Young Men
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- ISBN 9780754615163
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 25 Jun 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Siena is often referred to as the 'City of the Virgin' and the 'City of the Palio'. The special devotion of the Sienese to the Virgin began in the thirteenth century and in times of danger the Sienese have regularly rededicated their city to the Madonna, who is also celebrated in the twice-yearly festival of the Palio. Siena, Civil Religion and the Sienese examines Sienese devotion to the Virgin from the medieval period until the present day. Exploring how the Palio has become the principal means of sustaining and celebrating Sienese culture, values and identity - including popular devotion to the Virgin - Parsons shows how this festival stands in continuity with the earlier civil religion of medieval and renaissance Siena. Drawing on insights from recent discussion of the role of civil religion in medieval and renaissance Italy, the USA and modern Britain, this book explores how civil religion sustains the Sienese sense of their history, identity and uniqueness through a variety of beliefs, rituals, ceremonies and symbols. Highly illustrated and including a full bibliography, this book breaks new ground in interpreting Sienese devotion to the Virgin and to the Palio in terms of 'civil religion'.
Gerald Parsons is a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies for The Open University, UK.
