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Medieval Music, Legend, and the Cult of St Martin: The Local Foundations of a Universal Saint
Yossi Maurey
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Description for Medieval Music, Legend, and the Cult of St Martin: The Local Foundations of a Universal Saint
hardcover. The first study to explore the music of St Martin's cult and its influence upon medieval religion, art and politics. Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 colour illus. 8 tables 26 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 802.
St Martin of Tours was a protector saint of numerous French kings. His was one of the most successful saintly cults in medieval Europe, and the city of Tours functioned as a religious metropolis, drawing pilgrims from all over the continent. Until now, little has been known about how St Martin came to inspire such a lively folkloric tradition, numerous works of art, and the establishment of thousands of churches and numerous confraternities. In this book, Yossi Maurey addresses these questions by focusing on the church dedicated to the saint in Tours, which acted as the crucible for Martin's cult. ... Read more
St Martin of Tours was a protector saint of numerous French kings. His was one of the most successful saintly cults in medieval Europe, and the city of Tours functioned as a religious metropolis, drawing pilgrims from all over the continent. Until now, little has been known about how St Martin came to inspire such a lively folkloric tradition, numerous works of art, and the establishment of thousands of churches and numerous confraternities. In this book, Yossi Maurey addresses these questions by focusing on the church dedicated to the saint in Tours, which acted as the crucible for Martin's cult. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
802g
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107060951
SKU
V9781107060951
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About Yossi Maurey
Yossi Maurey has served as Lecturer in the Department of Musicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since 2008. He holds a PhD (2005) in musicology from the University of Chicago.
Reviews for Medieval Music, Legend, and the Cult of St Martin: The Local Foundations of a Universal Saint
'In this outstanding examination of musical production surrounding a warrior turned soldier of Christ, Maurey has helped us listen closely to the music that helped fashion France's most venerable saint.' Michael Alan Anderson, Plainsong and Medieval Music 'Maurey has written the book with an eye for his inevitably varied audience, and has done so very well. Each of the chapters ... Read more