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Church and State in Spanish Italy: Rituals and Legitimacy in the Kingdom of Naples

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Church and State in Spanish Italy: Rituals and Legitimacy in the Kingdom of Naples - Dauverd, Céline
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In this study C???line Dauverd analyses the link between early modern imperialism and religion via the principle of 'good government'. She charts how the Spanish viceroys of southern Italy aimed to secure a new political order through their participation in religious processions, alliance-building with minority groups, and involvement in local charities. The viceroys' good government included diplomacy, compromise, and pragmatism, as well as a high degree of Christian ethics and morality, made manifest in their rapport with ...

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Church and State in Spanish Italy: Rituals and Legitimacy in the Kingdom of Naples 2020, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9781108489850

Hardcover