{"product_id":"the-saintly-politics-of-catherine-of-siena-hardcover-1","title":"The Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eF. Thomas Luongo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) has become a defining figure in the history of medieval religion and one of the main exemplars of the \"feminine turn\" in late medieval religious culture. Despite a hagiographical tradition and historiography that has placed Catherine at a mystic remove from the politics of her day, Catherine's public authority was shaped by politics, both locally in Siena and broadly within late-fourteenth-century contests between the papacy and the Republic of Florence for hegemony in central Italy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena\u003c\/i\u003e, F. Thomas Luongo combines literary-critical readings of Catherine's letters--she was the author of one of the largest collections of medieval letters--with political and social analysis. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, Luongo investigates how Catherine's spiritual authority and sanctity were linked with contemporary political and cultural developments. He shows how the political situation of the church in Italy and a culture that privileged female spirituality and prophetic speech facilitated Catherine's emergence into a public role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Catherine who emerges from Luongo's well-written pages is a splendid example of what can result when a historian asks fresh questions about a familiar figure's life and brings new materials and methods to bear in formulating answers. \u003ci\u003eThe Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena\u003c\/i\u003e offers a woman more complex and interesting than the figure portrayed in most contemporary scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF. Thomas Luongo is Associate Professor of History at Tulane University and a 2005-2006 Fellow of the American Academy in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9.58 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42592681754720,"sku":"9780801443954","price":142.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/ekZtVlFmcG9BV0pyZ1ZZRHJRNjRRUT09.webp?v=1771466129","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-saintly-politics-of-catherine-of-siena-hardcover-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}