Staging Holiness the Case of Hospitaller Rhodes (ca. 1309-1522)

"In Staging Holiness. The Case of Hospitaller Rhodes (ca. 1309-1522) Sofia Zoitou offers a study of the history of relic collections, devotional rituals and sites invested with special meaning in Rhodes, during a time when the island became one of the most frequented ports of call for ships car...

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Other Authors: Zoitou, Sofia, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV [2021]
Edition:First edition
Series:Mediterranean art histories ; Volume 3.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009605744706719
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Summary:"In Staging Holiness. The Case of Hospitaller Rhodes (ca. 1309-1522) Sofia Zoitou offers a study of the history of relic collections, devotional rituals and sites invested with special meaning in Rhodes, during a time when the island became one of the most frequented ports of call for ships carrying pilgrims from Venice to the Holy Land. Scrutinizing late medieval travel reports by pilgrims from all over Europe along with extant historical, archaeological, visual and material evidence, Sofia Zoitou traces the various forms of the Rhodian cultic sites' evolution and perception, ultimately considered as an overall artistic strategy for the staging of the sacred"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004444225