Las Cantigas de Santa Maria: Thirteenth-Century Popular Culture and Acts of Subversion
Description:
Across medieval Europe, the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain traced a lattice web of popular culture. From the lowest peasant to the greatest king and churchmen, the devout walked pathways that created an economy and contributed to a social and political climate of change. Central to this impulse of piety and wanderlust was the veneration of the Virgin Mary. She was, however, not the iconic Mother of the New Testament whose character, actions, and very name are nearly abse…
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Date:
August 2016
Creator:
Coats, Jerry Brian