This book examines the origins, development and history of the cult of Saint Catherine of Siena. Gerald Parsons argues that the cult of Catherine of Siena constitutes a remarkable example of the cult of a particular saint which, across more than six centuries, has been the vehicle for an evolving sequence of civil religious rituals and meanings. He shows how the cult of this particular saint developed, firstly, as an expression of Sienese civil religion; secondly, as a focus for Italian civil religion; and finally into an expression of European civil religion. Instead of the predominantly devotional - and frequently essentially hagiographical - approach of much of the literature on Catherine of Siena, Parsons examines the significance of her cult from the perspective of civil religion and the social history of religion.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-10
0754656454
ISBN-13
9780754656456
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95973271
Dimensions
Weight
598g
Height
234mm
Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Content Note
Includes 7 Colour and 21 B&W Illustrations
Author Biography
Gerald Parsons Is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Open University, United Kingdom.
