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

Dauverd, Celine

ISBN 10: 1108489850 / ISBN 13: 9781108489850

Published by see below, 2020

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2020 Cambridge University Press hardcover edition. Unread copy in very good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Church and State in Spanish Italy: Rituals and Legitimacy in the Kingdom of Naples
• Publisher: see below
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108489850
• ISBN 13: 9781108489850
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

In this study Céline 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 rituals. Spanish viceroys were not so much idealistic social reformers as they were legal pragmatists, committed to a political vision that ensured the longevity of the Spanish empire. The viceroys resolved the tension between Christian ideals and Spanish imperialism by building religious ties with the local community. Bringing a new approach to Euro-Mediterranean history, Dauverd shows how the viceroys secured a new political order, and re-evaluates Spain's contributions to the early modern European world.

About the Author

Céline Dauverd is associate professor of history at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is the author of Imperial Ambition in the Early Modern Mediterranean (Cambridge, 2014).