Saint and nation
Subtitle: Santiago, Teresa of Avila, and plural identities in early modern Spain
By: Erin Kathleen Rowe
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780271037738
Description: "Examines the controversy in early seventeenth-century Spain over the elevation of Saint Teresa of Avila to co-patron saint alongside the traditional patron, Santiago. Assesses the crucial role of sanctity in the symbolic representation of the nation in early modern Europe"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Santiago and the shadow of decline; title: Saint Teresa and the lived experience of the holy; title: The politics of patron sainthood; title: The gender of foreign policy; title: Mapping sacred geography; title: King, nation, and church in the Habsburg monarchy; title: Endgame in Rome.