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Author Maurey, Yossi, author

Title Medieval music, legend, and the cult of St. Martin : the local foundations of a universal saint / Yossi Maurey
Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Contents The focal point of the cult : St. Martin's church in Tours -- Universal and local foundations of Martin's cult -- The musical articulation of St. Martin in Tours -- Competing with success : sharing the aura of St. Martin in Tours -- From pacifist to knight : late-medieval appropriations of St. Martin
Summary 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. Maurey explores the music and liturgy of the cult - the most effective means of its dissemination - to reveal its enormous diffusion and impact. Building a more concrete picture of how saints' cults operated and shaped medieval realities, this book also provides new insights into the interactions between contemporary religion, art and politics
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Martin, Saint, Bishop of Tours, approximately 316-397 -- Cult -- France -- Tours
Martin, Saint, Bishop of Tours, approximately 316-397 -- Cult
SUBJECT Martin, Saint, Bishop of Tours, approximately 316-397 fast
Subject Catholic Church -- France -- Liturgy -- History -- To 1500
SUBJECT Catholic Church fast
Subject Church music -- France -- 500-1400
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
Church music
Cults
Liturgics
France
France -- Tours
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781316073438
1316073432
9781107447660
1107447666