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Medieval music, legend, and the cult of St. Martin : the local foundations of a universal saint / Yossi Maurey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maurey, Yossi, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Martin, Saint, Bishop of Tours, approximately 316-397--Cult--France--Tours.
- Martin.
- Martin, Saint, Bishop of Tours, approximately 316-397--Cult.
- Catholic Church--France--Liturgy--History--To 1500.
- Catholic Church.
- Church music--France--500-1400.
- Church music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Other Title:
- Medieval Music, Legend, & the Cult of St Martin
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- St Martin of Tours was a protector saint of numerous French kings. His was one of the most successful saintly cults in medieval Europe, and the city of Tours functioned as a religious metropolis, drawing pilgrims from all over the continent. Until now, little has been known about how St Martin came to inspire such a lively folkloric tradition, numerous works of art, and the establishment of thousands of churches and numerous confraternities. In this book, Yossi Maurey addresses these questions by focusing on the church dedicated to the saint in Tours, which acted as the crucible for Martin's cult. Maurey explores the music and liturgy of the cult - the most effective means of its dissemination - to reveal its enormous diffusion and impact. Building a more concrete picture of how saints' cults operated and shaped medieval realities, this book also provides new insights into the interactions between contemporary religion, art and politics.
- Contents:
- The focal point of the cult : St. Martin's church in Tours
- Universal and local foundations of Martin's cult
- The musical articulation of St. Martin in Tours
- Competing with success : sharing the aura of St. Martin in Tours
- From pacifist to knight : late medieval appropriations of St. Martin.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- ISBN:
- 1-316-08289-X
- 1-316-05689-9
- 1-316-05452-7
- 1-316-07580-X
- 1-316-08053-6
- 1-107-68317-3
- 1-107-44766-6
- 1-316-07107-3
- 1-316-07343-2
- 1-316-07817-5
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