Studi E Note
Title | Studi E Note PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 1955 |
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The Pope's Body
Title | The Pope's Body PDF eBook |
Author | Agostino Paravicini-Bagliani |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2000-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780226034379 |
In contrast to the role traditionally fulfilled by secular rulers, the pope has been perceived as an individual person existing in a body subject to decay and death, yet at the same time a corporeal representation of Christ and the Church, eternity and salvation. Using an array of evidence from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, Agostino Paravicini- Bagliani addresses this paradox. He studies the rituals, metaphors, and images of the pope's body as they developed over time and shows how they resulted in the expectation that the pope's body be simultaneously physical and metaphorical. Also included is a particular emphasis on the thirteenth century when, during the pontificate of Boniface VIII (1294-1303), the papal court became the focus of medicine and the natural sciences as physicians devised ways to protect the pope's health and prolong his life. Masterfully translated from the Italian, this engaging history of the pope's body provides a new perspective for readers to understand the papacy, both historically and in our own time.
Monographic Series
Title | Monographic Series PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress |
Publisher | |
Pages | 882 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Monographic series |
ISBN |
Serials Currently Received
Title | Serials Currently Received PDF eBook |
Author | University of Iowa. Libraries |
Publisher | |
Pages | 696 |
Release | 1972 |
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ISBN |
Biblioteca di cultura storica
Title | Biblioteca di cultura storica PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | |
Release | 1935 |
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ISBN |
New Serial Titles
Title | New Serial Titles PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1678 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Periodicals |
ISBN |
Translations and Copyright in the Italian Book Trade
Title | Translations and Copyright in the Italian Book Trade PDF eBook |
Author | Anna Lanfranchi |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 289 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3031649125 |