L'œuvre de Nicholas Terpstra explore la relation complexe entre la dévotion civique et les confréries laïques dans la vie urbaine de la Renaissance. Il examine méticuleusement le tissu social et les courants religieux qui ont façonné la société italienne du début de l'ère moderne. Terpstra met en lumière comment ces organisations communautaires ont fonctionné comme des piliers de la communauté et ont exercé une influence sur le paysage politique. Ses recherches offrent une lentille essentielle pour comprendre l'interaction dynamique de la foi et de l'existence quotidienne dans des contextes historiques.
This Element takes a global expansive and locally rooted approach to answering how early moderns experienced sense and space by focusing on 4 cities as its key examples: Florence, Amsterdam, Boston, and Manila. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Based on extensive archival research and individual stories, Abandoned Children of the Italian Renaissance demonstrates how gender and class shaped individual orphanages in each city's network and how politics, charity, and economics intertwined in the development of the early modern state.
Focusing on Renaissance Bologna, this work explores the significant impact of confraternities on social, political, and religious life. It delves into how these brotherhoods shaped community dynamics, influenced governance, and played a crucial role in religious practices. Through detailed analysis, the book reveals the multifaceted nature of confraternities and their contributions to the cultural landscape of the time.