Italian Confraternities in the Sixteenth Century
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 28, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780521531139
Subjects: Christianity; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History: World; History; History - General History; Italy; Europe - General; Institutions & Organizations; Confraternities--Italy--History--16th century; History / Europe / General; Religion-Institutions & Organizations
First sentence: A confraternity, for present purposes, will be taken to mean a voluntary association of people who come together under the guidance of certain rules to promote their religious life in common.