{"product_id":"a-sacred-city-9780719080265","title":"A Sacred City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough an examination of the rite and practice of consecrating (dedication) churches in eleventh-century Italy, A Sacred City examines how ritual was employed to foster the Gregorian reform and how sacred space shaped identity, generated conflict, and provoked a debate over symbolic meaning and ecclesiology among the reformers. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an important work for any number of reasons: it is an extremely well-researched book that takes into account a wide range of sources and specialised literature on medieval liturgy, socio-religious history, commentary, canon law and the so-called Gregorian reform. It will fill a gap in the existing historiography of reform.\u003cbr\u003eKathleen Cushing, English Historical Review, cxxvii. 528 (Oct. 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'a fresh perspective on a stale historiographical, tradition, a vivid portrait that evokes the true power of consecrations in, reforming Italian society in the late-eleventh and early-twelfth centuries'\u003cbr\u003eKriston Rennie, Catholic Historical Review\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: a sacred city \u003cbr\u003e1. The liturgies for the dedication of a new church\u003cbr\u003e2. “Turba concurrit”: attending the ritual and its meanings\u003cbr\u003e3. Peter Damian from mystical to political allegory\u003cbr\u003e4. Anselm of Lucca, Urban II and the invention of orthodox dedication\u003cbr\u003e5. Bruno of Segni and Paschal II: from coordination to conflict\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: liturgy and history \u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Italian dedications with named participants \u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: papal dedications (1009-1143)\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037324378455,"sku":"9780719080265","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719080265.jpg?v=1750935299","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-sacred-city-9780719080265","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}